Chapter 16: Male Reproductive System; Therapeutic Terms

treatment of malignancies, infections, and other diseases with chemical agents that destroy selected cells or impair their ability to reproduce

treatment of cancer by stimulating the patient's own immune response by transfer of immune components such as antibodies or T cells from an outside source to kill cancer cells

treatment of neoplastic disease by using radiation to deter the proliferation of malignant cells

radiation technique involving internal implantation of radioactive isotopes, such as radioactive seeds to treat prostate cancer

use of a hormone to remedy a deficiency or regulate production

implantation of a device designed to provide an erection of the penis - used to treat physical impotence

intracavernosal injection therapy causing an erection - used in treatment of erectile dysfunction