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Pronunciation: /də ˈnoʊvoʊ/

de novo

Definition

In cancer, the first occurrence of cancer in the body.

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desmoid tumor

transurethral radiofrequency ablation

hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

linseed

dasatinib

reproductive medicine

pinealoma

infiltrating breast cancer

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PI3K-alpha inhibitor HS-10352

diltiazem hydrochloride

anti-5T4 CAR-NK cells

lyophilized black raspberry lozenge

STAT3 inhibitor WP1066

PNP-expressing ovine atadenovirus FP253

Glyset

North American ginseng extract AFX-2

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presymptomatic testing

LOH

single nucleotide variant

founder mutation

noncarrier

allele

sister chromatid exchange

proband

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