Glossary Term:

Title

radiopharmaceuticals

Phonetic

<b>ray</b>-dee-oh-<b>farm</b>-uh-<b>SUIT</b>-ih-kulz

Description

Drugs that include radioactive elements or radioisotopes. They are given into a vein (intravenously or IV) to treat certain cancers, such as thyroid, bone, and prostate cancer, as well as bone pain related to cancer that has spread to the bones.