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What Is Cancer? - NCI Explanations about what cancer is, how cancer cells differ from normal cells, and genetic changes that cause cancer to grow and spread
Definition of cancer - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms - NCI A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems
NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms In medicine, an abnormal lesion or growth in or on the body may be benign (not cancer), precancerous or premalignant (likely to become cancer), or malignant (cancer)
Publications - NCI - National Cancer Institute Information about NCI publications including PDQ cancer information for patients and health professionals, patient education publications, fact sheets, dictionaries, NCI blogs and newsletters, and major reports
Definition of prostate cancer - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms Cancer that forms in the tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system that lies just below the bladder and in front of the rectum) Prostate cancer usually occurs in older men
Cancer Staging - NCI A cancer is always referred to by the stage it was given at diagnosis, even if it gets worse or spreads New information about how a cancer has changed over time is added to the original stage
Definition of malignancy - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are malignancies that begin in the cells of the immune system Central nervous system cancers are malignancies that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord Also called cancer
Definition of breast cancer - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma, which begins in the lining of the milk ducts (thin tubes that carry milk from the lobules of the breast to the nipple)
Definition of malignant - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms A term used to describe cancer Malignant cells grow in an uncontrolled way and can invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph system