the risk of developing cancer
51liver cancer — ▪ pathology Introduction any of several forms of disease characterized by tumours in the liver; benign liver tumours remain in the liver, whereas malignant tumours are, by definition, cancerous. Most malignant liver tumours are hepatomas,… …
52Gallbladder cancer — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D005706 Gallbladder cancer is a relatively uncommon cancer. If it is diagnosed early enough, it can be cured by removing the gallbladder. Most often it is found after symptoms… …
53oral cancer — ▪ pathology Introduction disease characterized by the growth of cancerous cells in the mouth, including the lips. Oral cancer is often associated with cancers of the cavity located behind the tonsils and the back of the throat… …
54Somatic evolution in cancer — Somatic evolution is the accumulation of mutations in the cells of a body (the soma) during a lifetime, and the effects of those mutations on the fitness of those cells. Somatic evolution is important in the process of aging as well as the… …
55Norris Cotton Cancer Center — is a comprehensive cancer center as designated by the National Cancer Institute, with administrative offices located within the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The Center combines advanced cancer research at… …
56Molecular risk assessment — is a procedure in which biomarkers (for example, biological molecules or changes in tumor cell DNA) are used to estimate a person’s risk for developing cancer. Specific biomarkers may be linked to particular types of cancer. Sources  This… …
57Clinical Cancer Research —   Abbreviated title (ISO) Clin. Cancer Res. Discipline …
58Cancer syndromes — The term cancer syndrome refers to a cluster of different genetic changes that predispose the individual to the development of cancer later in life. These changes are transmitted in a mendelian autosomal dominant manner.In such cancer syndromes,… …
59Susceptibility genes, breast cancer — Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Several breast cancer susceptibility genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 have… …
60Breast cancer susceptibility genes — Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Two of these genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been identified (and… …
