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Pronunciation: /bɪˈnaɪn/

benign

Definition

Not cancer. Benign tumors may grow larger but do not spread to other parts of the body. Also called nonmalignant.

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abdomen

saline

stage IIA non-small cell lung cancer

immunoconjugate

tirapazamine

psychosocial

ANS

CI-994

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autologous NKG2D CAR-CD3zeta-DAP10-expressing T lymphocytes CYAD-01

anti-CD20 B9E9 scFv-streptavidin fusion protein

nanoparticles encapsulating TLR7 agonist 1v270 MBS8

chk2 inhibitor PHI-101

picropodophyllin

Cinnamomum cassia capsules

RSV fusion inhibitor GS-5806

oraxol

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somatic variant

genetic predisposition

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

onychodystrophy

de novo mutation

insertion

unaffected individual

genetic heterogeneity

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