- Industria: Library & information science
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
A type of cancer that develops in the cervix. Cervical cancer is almost always caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is spread through sexual contact. In women with HIV, invasive cervical cancer is an AIDS-defining cancer.
Industry:Health care
A type of cancer that is more likely to occur in people with HIV/AIDS than in people with healthy immune systems. AIDS-related cancers include lung cancer, anal cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma.
Industry:Health care
A type of cancer that starts in the tissues of the lymphatic system, including the lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow. In people infected with HIV, certain lymphomas, such as Burkitt lymphoma, are AIDS-defining conditions.
Industry:Health care
A type of cancer that when diagnosed in a person with HIV marks the development of AIDS. AIDS-defining cancers include Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and invasive cervical cancer.
Industry:Health care
A type of cell found in blood and lymph. White blood cells are key components of the immune system and help fight infection and disease. Examples of white blood cells include lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, and mast cells.
Industry:Health care
A type of cell found in blood and lymph. White blood cells are key components of the immune system and help fight infection and disease. Examples of white blood cells include lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, and mast cells.
Industry:Health care
A type of clinical trial in which either the investigators or the participants are unaware of the treatment that the participants are receiving.
Industry:Health care
A type of clinical trial in which either the investigators or the participants are unaware of the treatment that the participants are receiving.
Industry:Health care
A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which participants are receiving the experimental treatment and which participants are receiving the control treatment.
Industry:Health care
A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which participants are receiving the experimental treatment and which participants are receiving the control treatment.
Industry:Health care
