leukemia — Cancer that starts in blood forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream … English dictionary of cancer terms
cancer — A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissues and can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is cancer… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Cancer — For other uses, see Cancer (disambiguation). Cancer Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Cancer and Leukemia Group B — (CALGB) is a cancer research cooperative group in the United States.CALGB research is focused on seven major disease areas: leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal malignancies, genito urinary malignancies, and melanoma.… … Wikipedia
Cancer stem cell — Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a sub population of cancer cells (found within tumors or hematological cancers) that possess characteristics normally associated with stem cells. These cells are believed to be tumorigenic (tumor forming), in contrast … Wikipedia
Cancer immunotherapy — is the use of the immune system to reject cancer. The main premise is stimulating the patient s immune system to attack the malignant tumor cells that are responsible for the disease. This can be either through immunization of the patient, in… … Wikipedia
Cancer 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),… … Wikipedia
Leukemia inhibitory factor — (cholinergic differentiation factor) PDB rendering based on 1LKI … Wikipedia
Cancer cluster — is a term used by epidemiologists, statisticians, and public health workers to define an occurrence of a greater than expected number of cancer cases within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time.… … Wikipedia
Sometimes used as a synonym for myelogenous; for example, acute myeloid leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia are the same disease. — Cancer that arises in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell … English dictionary of cancer terms
