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Pronunciation: /ˈrɛktəl ˈkænsər/

rectal cancer

Definition

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus).

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breast cancer

conditionally reprogrammed cell

methoxyamine hydrochloride

iobenguane I 123

nutritional supplement

recombinant human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccine

second-line therapy

folinic acid

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lentivirus vector rHIV7-shI-TAR-CCR5RZ-transduced hematopoietic progenitor cells

Uniphyl

GlutaSolve

Nordette

Myc inhibitor OMO-103

WT1 126-134 peptide vaccine

human prostate-specific membrane antigen plasmid DNA vaccine

Libtayo

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trisomy

affected individual

inherited cancer syndrome

hypomelanosis

false-positive result

nucleotide

polymorphism

missense variant

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