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  • 1cancer */*/*/ — UK [ˈkænsə(r)] / US [ˈkænsər] noun Word forms cancer : singular cancer plural cancers 1) [countable/uncountable] a serious illness caused by a group of cells in the body increasing in an uncontrolled way. Cancer is often treated by chemotherapy ( …

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  • 2cancer — can|cer [ kænsər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a serious illness caused by a group of cells in the body increasing in an uncontrolled way. Cancer is often treated by CHEMOTHERAPY (=special drugs) or by RADIATION: Some cancers are easier to… …

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  • 3Cancer — For other uses, see Cancer (disambiguation). Cancer Classification and external resources …

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  • 4Risk factors for breast cancer — Risk factors of breast cancer may be divided into preventable and non preventable. Their study belongs in the field of epidemiology. Breast cancer, like other forms of cancer, is considered to result from multiple environmental and hereditary… …

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  • 5Epidemiology and etiology of breast cancer — Epidemiological risk factors for a disease can provide important clues as to the etiology, or cause, of a disease. The first work on the epidemiology and etiology of breast cancer was done by Janet Lane Claypon, who published a comparative study… …

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  • 6National Collegiate Cancer Foundation — The [National Collegiate Cancer Foundation] (NCCF) provides services and support to young adults aged 18–35 who have been diagnosed with cancer. The organization s goal is to provide resources to encourage students to continue with higher… …

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  • 7Cancer bacteria — (not viruses) are infectious organisms which are known, or suspected of causing cancer. While cancer associated bacteria have long been considered to be opportunistic (i.e., infecting healthy tissues after cancer has already established itself),… …

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  • 8Versus Cancer — infobox music festival music festival name = Versus Cancer caption = Breasts Check? Testicles Check? location = Manchester Evening News Arena years active = 3 founders = Tom Smetham, Stephen Chapman, Nova Rehman and Andy Rourke dates = Annually… …

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  • 9Cancer pain — Pain is a symptom frequently associated with cancer. Cancer can cause pain by irritating or damaging nerves, by stimulating nociceptors (pain sensitive nerve fibers), or by releasing chemicals that make nociceptors respond to normally non painful …

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  • 10Ovarian cancer — (human) Classification and external resources Micrograph of a low malignant potential mucinous ovarian tumour. H E stain. ICD 10 …

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