Neoplastic Process
advanced cancer
ad·vanced can·cer [ ad-vanst kan-ser ]
Definitions related to advanced cancer:
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Cancer that has spread to other places in the body and usually cannot be cured or controlled with treatment.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(advanced malignant neoplasm) A malignant neoplasm that has spread extensively to other anatomic sites or is no longer responding to treatment.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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