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carcinoma – cancer in tissues covering or lining organs of the body, such as the skin, the uterus, the lung, or the breast.

malignant – dangerous. A malignant cancer is a dangerous cancer that is growing.

anti-fungal – drug used to treat fungus infections.

symptom – a sign of illness.

QD (or qd) – a short hand term for medication dosing that means ‘once-daily’.

See also q24H.