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