- Idarubicin (i da rou bi sin)
A chemotherapy drug.
- Ifosfamide (i foss fa mide)
A chemotherapy drug.
- Immune system
Part of the body that fights infection. Includes the white blood cells and the lymphatic system.
- Intensification
Later-stage treatment for leukaemia that uses drug therapy to kill off any remaining cancer cells.
- Intracranial pressure
- Pressure inside the skull.
- Intrathecal (in tra thee cal)
Into the fluid around the spinal cord, some chemotherapy drugs are given in this way. And pain killers can also be given in this way.
- Intravenous
An injection into a vein.
- Intravenous infusion (Drip)
Fluid running into a needle or central line that goes into the bloodstream.
