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Cancer (CA) |
A group of cells that has lost its normal control mechanisms and thus has unregulated growth eventually forming a mass of cancerous tissue called a tumor |
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Tumor |
Abnormal growth or mass which can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign) |
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Initiation |
The first step in the transformation process of cancerous cells; where a change in cell's genetic material primes the cell to be cancerous |
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Promotion |
The second and final step in the development of cancer |
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Aggressivenessneopl |
The degree or speed at which a tumor grows and spreads |
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Neoplasm |
General term for tumor whether cancerous or noncancerous |
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Metastasiscarc |
Cancerous cells that have spread to a completely new location |
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Carcinoma |
Cancer of epithelial cells (e.g. cancer of the skin, colon, lung, stomach, breast, prostate, and thyroid gland) |
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Sarcoma |
Cancers of mesodermal cells (cells that form muscles and connective tissues) (e.g. osteosarcoma or bone cancer) |
