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| anticancer |
used to combat cancerous malignancy. |
| carcinogenesis |
the development of cancerous cells from normal ones. |
| drug resistance |
the reduction in effectiveness of a drug in curing an infectious disease or cancer. Drug resistance typically develops when pathogenic cells or cancerous cells evolve the ability to tolerate a drug used to kill them. |
| malignant |
deadly or likely to cause death, as a cancerous growth. [1/2 definitions] |
| mammogram |
an x-ray picture of the breast, usu. made to check for cancerous growths. |
| mammography |
photography of the breast by x-ray, usu. for detection of cancerous growths. |
| metastasis |
the transfer of disease or malignant cells from one part of the body to another through the blood, lymph, or membranes, or the resulting condition, as in tuberculosis or cancerous tumors. [1/2 definitions] |
| multidrug resistance |
the reduction in effectiveness of more than one drug in curing an infectious disease or cancer. Drug resistance typically develops when pathogenic cells or cancerous cells evolve the ability to tolerate drugs used to kill them. |
| noncancerous |
combined form of cancerous. |
| osteosarcoma |
a cancerous tumor of the bone. |
| precancerous |
having or showing the possibility or likelihood of becoming cancerous. |
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