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Salvage therapy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Treatment that is given after the cancer has not responded to other treatments. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Performing a salvage procedure is the last resort. The clinical situation involves either ongoing life support measures, life support measures for more than 60 seconds during the prior 10 minutes, or unanticipated institution of extracorporeal circulatory support. (NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
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