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precancerous

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Pronunciation: /priˈkænsərəs/

precancerous

Definition

A term used to describe a condition that may (or is likely to) become cancer. Also called premalignant.

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sleeve resection

BAY 59-8862

stage I laryngeal cancer

13-cis retinoic acid

stage II adult soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum

FEC

circulating tumor cell

hepatic arterial occlusion

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Clarinol

Prodiaben

MELK inhibitor OTS167

corticosteroid-containing eye drop

CD137L/Epstein-Barr virus-targeting autologous dendritic cell vaccine

certolizumab pegol

recombinant interferon Alpha 2b-like protein

DDR1-2/VEGFR2-3/PDGFRalpha-beta inhibitor ICP-033

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null allele

mutation analysis

linkage

antioncogene

cascade testing

clinical validity

epigenetics

FDR

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