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Pronunciation: /bɪˈnaɪn ˈtumər/

benign tumor

Definition

A growth that is not cancer. It does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body.

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conjunctivitis

radiosensitizing agent

Ki-67 score

stage IIIC colorectal cancer

Castleman disease

mechanism of action

burdock

oncolytic virus

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TELCYTA

vinblastine sulfate

atenolol

tulmimetostat

subasumstat

anti-PD-L1/anti-LAG-3 bispecific antibody ABL501

personalized liposomal neoantigen-based peptide vaccine EVX-01

therapeutic bacterial strain CJRB-101

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band

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

mode of inheritance

inherited predisposition

polygenic risk score

domain

single nucleotide variant

biallelic

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