Skip to content

Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology
Cancer Terminology

Single Biggest Cancer Dictionary in the World

What is

tumor promotion

?

Press
Pronunciation: /ˈtumər pərˈmoʊʃən/

tumor promotion

Definition

A process in which existing tumors are stimulated to grow. Tumor promoters are not able to cause tumors to form.

Explore Cancer Terminology

Find more

fluid

pyogenic granuloma

affected individual

plasmacytic

metastasectomy

111In-ibritumomab tiuxetan

hyperuricemia

acoustic neuroma

Explore Cancer Drug Terminology

find more

allogeneic glioblastoma stem-like cell line lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

bosentan

fluorine F 18 para-chloro-2-fluoroethyl-etomidate

Epstein-Barr virus gp350-ferritin nanoparticle vaccine with saponin-based adjuvant

Vanos

iron isomaltoside 1000

lutetium Lu-177 PSMA-R2

keynatinib

Explore Genetic Cancer Terminology

find more

third-degree relative

genetic counseling

variant of uncertain significance

heteroduplex analysis

genetic susceptibility

germline

mutation

missense variant

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology

© 2026 Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology