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Pronunciation: /spərˈædɪk ˈkænsər/

sporadic cancer

Definition

Cancer that occurs in people who do not have a family history of that cancer or an inherited change in their DNA that would increase their risk for that cancer.

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sarcopenia

stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy

mechanism of action

strontium

Triostat

codon

human corticotropin-releasing factor

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panitumumab

zipalertinib

HPV L1 virus-like particles vaccine NBP615

polyethyleneglycol-7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin

oncolytic type 2 herpes simplex virus expressing anti-PD-L1/CD3 bispecific antibody BS-006

cesium Cs-131

autologous anti-kappa light chain CAR-CD28-expressing T lymphocytes

PI3Kdelta/gamma inhibitor ZX-101A

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LD

nonpenetrance

trichilemmoma

variable expressivity

PRS

unclassified variant

HLOD score

variant of uncertain significance

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