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carcinogen

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Pronunciation: /kɑrˈsɪnəʤən/

carcinogen

Definition

Any substance that causes cancer.

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limb-sparing surgery

motexafin gadolinium

personal history

adrenaline

thoracic surgical oncologist

diversity

Jewett staging system

chaplain

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PD-1-directed probody CX-188

anti-IGF-1R recombinant monoclonal antibody BIIB022

topical myristyl nicotinate cream

Reglan

fluorine F 18-PEG3-FPN

ATM inhibitor M 3541

fermented prebiotic dietary supplement AferBio

autologous Ad-CD154-transduced CLL B cells

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allele

triple-negative breast cancer

base pair

novel variant

pathogenic variant

CHIP

telomere

novel mutation

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