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Pronunciation: /rəˈgrɛʃən/

regression

Definition

A decrease in the size of a tumor or in the extent of cancer in the body.

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carcinogen

radiosensitizing agent

CD134

infiltrating ductal carcinoma

active pharmaceutical ingredient

BEACOPP regimen

follicular thyroid cancer

Aurimmune

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citrulline

Jelmyto

IH636 grape seed proanthocyanidin extract

Provigil

WT1-sensitized T cells

Tecfidera

kefir

oncolytic adenovirus ICOVIR5-infected autologous mesenchymal stem cells

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NGS

mode of inheritance

next-generation sequencing

noncarrier

splice-site mutation

LOH

new variant

sebaceous epithelioma

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