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101Cancer — UK [ˈkænsə(r)] / US [ˈkænsər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Cancer : singular Cancer plural Cancers one of the 12 signs of the zodiac, represented by a crab (= sea animal with a hard shell). A Cancer or a Cancerian is someone born… …
102ampulla of Vater cancer — Cancer that forms in the ampulla of Vater (an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine). Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Also called ampullary …
103ampullary cancer — Cancer that forms in the ampulla of Vater (an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine). Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Also called ampulla… …
104bile duct cancer — Cancer that forms in a bile duct. A bile duct is a tube that carries bile (fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat) between the liver and gallbladder and the intestine. Bile ducts include the common hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts.… …
105bone marrow cancer — Cancer that forms in the blood forming cells of the bone marrow (soft sponge like tissue in the center of most bones). Bone marrow cancer includes leukemias, multiple myeloma, and others …
106breast cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare …
107cervical cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the cervix (the organ connecting the uterus and vagina). It is usually a slow growing cancer that may not have symptoms but can be found with regular Pap tests (a procedure in which cells are scraped from the… …
108Dukes A colorectal cancer — Cancer has spread beyond the innermost lining of the colon and/or rectum to the second and third layers and involves the inside wall of the colon and/or rectum, but it has not spread to the outer wall or outside the colon and/or rectum. Also… …
109Dukes B colorectal cancer — Cancer has spread outside the colon and/or rectum to nearby tissue, but it has not gone into the lymph nodes. Also called stage II colorectal cancer …
110Dukes D colorectal cancer — Cancer may have spread to nearby lymph nodes and has spread to other parts of the body, such as the liver or lungs. Also called stage IV colorectal cancer …
