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==Parent topics== | |||
{{r|Neoplasm}} | |||
==Subtopics== | |||
{{rpl|Oncology}} | |||
{{rpl|Antineoplastic agent}} | |||
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{{rpl|Carcinoma}} | |||
{{rpl|Leukemia}} | |||
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{{ | {{rpl|Sarcoma}} | ||
{{rpl|Mesothelioma}} | |||
{{rpl|Glioma}} | |||
{{rpl|Germinoma}} | |||
{{rpl|Choriocarcinoma}} | |||
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{{rpl|anti-cancer food}} | |||
==Other related topics== | ==Other related topics== | ||
{{r|Breast cancer}} | |||
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{{r|X-ray computed tomography}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 24 July 2024
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Parent topics
Subtopics
Oncology: The medical diagnosis and treatment of neoplasia, using pharmacologic, radiation, immunologic and surgical techniques; relevant formal subspecialties are medical oncology in internal medicine and radiation oncology in radiology; surgeons also may specialize in neoplasia [e]- Antineoplastic agent: Drug that prevents the development, maturation, or spread of neoplastic cells. [e]
Types
- Carcinoma: Malignant tumors derived from epithelial cells; the most common class of cancer, including the common forms of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer in humans, not a general term for cancer but frequently and incorrectly used as such [e]
Leukemia: Progressive but treatable disease of the leukocytes in the blood and their precursors in bone marrow; classified by the maturity of the proliferating cells [e]- Lymphoma: A malignancy of the lymphoid immune cells. [e]
- Sarcoma: A class of neoplasms that originate in connective tissue or its precursor mesenchymal stem cells [e]
- Mesothelioma: Tumors derived from the mesothelial cells lining the peritoneum and the pleura [e]
- Glioma: A central nervous system tumor, which may be benign or malignant, which arises from neuroglial cells [e]
- Germinoma: Tumors derived from germ cells, normally found in the testicle and ovary [e]
- Choriocarcinoma: Malignant carcinoma derived from the placenta [e]
Risk factors
- anti-cancer food: Foods known to reduce the risk of cancer. [e]
- Breast cancer [r]: Cancer of the glandular breast tissue. [e]
- X-ray computed tomography [r]: Three-dimensional medical imaging method, employing tomography created by computer processing. [e]
- Heparin [r]: Used in vitro and in vivo as an anticoagulant, a highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges [e]