Cynara, genus Cynara - artichoke; cardoon. vegetable - any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
Graft-versus-host disease. Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a medical complication following the receipt of transplanted tissue from a genetically different person. GvHD is commonly associated with stem cell transplant (bone marrow transplant), but the term also applies to other forms of tissue graft.
High dose cancer treatments, such as bone marrow and stem cell transplants can cause graft versus host disease-called GVHD for short. In GVHD the immune cells from your donor attack your bodyâs own cells. It can cause a number of different symptoms, including a skin rash, which can be itchy and painful.ome chemotherapy drugs can make your skin dry and itchy or more sensitive to the sun. You can find out more about chemotherapy effects on your skin in the general side effects of cancer drugs section. Radiotherapy can also cause skin problems.