Quantitative Concept
cancer risk
can·cer risk
Definitions related to cancer risk:
  • Factors that effect the probability or predisposition of an individual to the development of cancer and its associated complications.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The probability that exposure to some agent or substance will adversely transform cells to replicate and form a malignant tumor. (EPA Terminology Reference System)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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