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Cancer Glossary - X
- X-ray : High-energy radiation used in low doses to diagnose diseases and in
high doses to treat cancers.
- Xeloda : A drug used to treat stage III colon cancer
in patients who had surgery to remove the cancer. It is also being studied
in the treatment of other types of cancer. Xeloda belongs to the family
of drugs called antimetabolites. Also called capecitabine. Although
taken orally, it's still a chemotherapy. Father's oncologist didn't see
it useful in the treatment of father's metastatic liver
cancer.
- Xeroradiograph : Type of mammography in which a
picture of the breast is recorded on paper rather than on film.
- Xeroderma pigmentosum : A genetic condition marked by an extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, including sunlight. People with xeroderma pigmentosum are not able to repair skin damage from the sun and other sources of ultraviolet radiation, and have a very high risk of skin cancer.