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Pronunciation: /ˈrɛktəl ˈkænsər/

rectal cancer

Definition

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus).

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ErbB1

implant displacement views

Pegasys

DVT

stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer on the eyelid

vaccinia CEA vaccine

multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2A

bone marrow aspiration

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EGFR exon 20 inhibitor

autologous CMV-pp65-shLAMP-1 mRNA loaded dendritic cell vaccine

Dovonex

anti-CD20 antibody-drug conjugate TRS005

green tea lozenge

NY-ESO-1 peptides/threitolceramide-6-loaded nanoparticles PORT-3

fluorine F 18 boronophenylalanine

HPV16 L2/E6/E7 fusion protein vaccine TA-CIN

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surveillance

biallelic

autosomal dominant inheritance

epigenetic variant

acrochordon

loss of heterozygosity

sister chromatid exchange

sebaceous epithelioma

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