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  • 81cancer — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, cancer Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a. a northern zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo …

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  • 82cancer — n. any malignant tumour, including carcinoma, lymphoma, leukaemia, and sarcoma. It arises from the abnormal, purposeless, and uncontrolled division of cells that then invade and destroy the surrounding tissues. Spread of cancer cells (metastasis) …

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  • 84adrenal cancer — Cancer that forms in the tissues of the adrenal glands (two glands located just above the kidneys). The adrenal glands make hormones that control heart rate, blood pressure, and other important body functions. Adrenal cancer that starts in the… …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 85infiltrating breast cancer — Cancer that has spread from where it started in the breast into surrounding, healthy tissue. Most infiltrating breast cancers start in the ducts (tubes that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple). Infiltrating breast cancer can spread to… …

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  • 86invasive breast cancer — Cancer that has spread from where it started in the breast into surrounding, healthy tissue. Most invasive breast cancers start in the ducts (tubes that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple). Invasive breast cancer can spread to other parts… …

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  • 87lung cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non small cell lung cancer. These types are diagnosed based on how the cells look under a microscope …

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  • 88ovarian cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the… …

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  • 89paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the paranasal sinuses (small hollow spaces in the bones around the nose) or nasal cavity (the inside of the nose). The most common type of paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer is squamous cell carcinoma (cancer… …

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  • 90recurrent cancer — Cancer that has returned after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected. The cancer may come back to the same place as the original (primary) tumor or to another place in the body. Also called recurrence …

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