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Cancer cluster
The occurrence of many cancers in a small geographical area (or a defined population) in much greater numbers than would be expected through chance alone.
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Cancer antigen
A protein or carbohydrate that is expressed either by cancerous cells or by cancerous cells in much greater concentrations than healthy cells. Cancer antigens are used in clinical medicine to screen body fluids for tumors or to follow the response of tumors to treatment. Since they stimulate the immune response, they are also used in…
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Vulvar cancer
Any malignant neoplasm of the vulva. Of these, 90% are squamous cell carcinomas and the remainder are caused by adenocarcinomas, sarcomas, or Paget’s disease.
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Cancer of unknown primary site
Disseminated cancer in which the original tissue type is uncertain. Cancer of unknown primary site generally has a poor prognosis.
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Oral cavity cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth or tongue. Oral cavity cancers are only rarely caused by salivary gland tumors or sarcomas.
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Hand cancer
A cylindrical cancer composed of fibrous tissue.
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Gastric cancer
Adenocarcinoma of the stomach. About 50% to 60% of all carcinomas of the stomach occur in the pyloric region. About 20% occur along the lesser curvature; the rest are located in the fundus, particularly along the greater curvature. Although this form of cancer is common throughout the world in people of all races, the incidence…
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Colorectal cancer
A malignancy of the colon or rectum. At some time during their lives 6% of Americans will be diagnosed with the disease. In 2008 the American Cancer Society estimated that 154,000 Americans would be newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and that it would cause 50,500 deaths. (It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths…
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Chimney sweeps cancer
Cancer of the skin of the scrotum due to chronic irritation by coal soot.
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Cancellus
An osseous plate composing cancellous bone; any structure arranged as a lattice.
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