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LAPAROSCOPE - Small telescope.
LAPAROSCOPY - A surgical technique in which small incisions are made in the body in order to introduce specially designed telescopes and instruments
LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN (LBD) - The carboxy-terminal region of intracellular receptors such as androgen receptor, which binds specifically to small molecule ligands; binding to agonists triggers a conformational change that leads to LBD-coregulator interactions.
LOCALIZED THERAPY - A method of treating cancer only in the area where the cancer is.
LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER - Cancer that is confined to the prostate gland.
LOCALLY ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER - Cancer that has spread locally outside of the prostate but not to other organs.
LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY (LOH) - The loss of one gene allele in tumor compared to normal DNA. Genes normally have two copies (alleles).
LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASING HORMONE (LHRH) AGONIST - A class of drugs that are used as part of hormone therapy that shuts down the production of testosterone by the testes.
LYMPH NODE OR GLANDS - Small, bean-shaped collections of tissue located along the channels of the lymphatic system that may trap infectious organisms or cancer cells.
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM - The tissues and organs, including the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes, which produce and store cells that fight infection and disease.
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