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Pronunciation: /ˈtumər loʊd/

tumor load

Definition

Refers to the number of cancer cells, the size of a tumor, or the amount of cancer in the body. Also called tumor burden.

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snuff tobacco

Exjade

drenching night sweats

phenoxodiol

stage IV HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancer

green tea extract

anti-idiotype vaccine

connecting peptide

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selective estrogen receptor degraderLSZ102

Listeria monocytogenes-LLO-prostate cancer neoantigens vaccine ADXS-504

volasertib

anti-CSF1R monoclonal antibody IMC-CS4

HspE7

plasmacytoid dendritic cell vaccine

tovorafenib

C-myb antisense oligonucleotide G4460

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polymorphism

sebaceous epithelioma

novel mutation

novel variant

penetrance

genotyping

haploinsufficiency

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