Cancer Flashcards

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Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor that arise from epithelial cells

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Tumor (neoplasm)

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Of swelling of a part of a body part generally with inflammation caused by an abnormal growth of tissue wether benign or malignant

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Melanomas

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Skin epithelial cells that produce the pigment melanin

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Sarcoma

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Any cancer arising from muscle cells or connective tissue you

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Oncology

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The study of tumors

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Malignant tumor

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A cancerous neoplasm

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Metastasis

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The spread of cancer cells to another part of the body

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Benign tumor

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A neoplasm that does not metastasize

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Pathologist

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Studies diseases

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Biopsy

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And examination of tissue removed from the living body to discover the presents cause or extent of the disease

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Leukemia

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A cancer of blood forming organs characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal leukocytes

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Lymphoma

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Malignant disease of lymphatic tissue

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