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Pronunciation: /ˈloʊkəli ədˈvænst ˈkænsər/

locally advanced cancer

Definition

Cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes.

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definitive diagnosis

port-a-cath

HuHMFG1

regional lymph node dissection

adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

ear acupuncture

palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia

alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

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ilginatinib

Picato

HMGB1 inhibitor SB17170

cenisertib

lipid nanoparticle encapsulating mRNA encoding Cas9 protein and TTR-targeting single guide RNA NTLA-2001

therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes

Amevive

pUMVC3-IGFBP2-HER2-IGF1R plasmid DNA vaccine

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SDR

massively parallel sequencing

gene

WGS

MLPA

plantar pit

heterozygous genotype

genetic predisposition

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