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definitions

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antineoplastic   prevent the development of neoplastic cells  
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benign   a nonmalignant  
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biopsy   a piece of tissue that is removed for examinationor diagnoiss  
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cancer   general term to describe malignant neoplasms  
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carcinogen   substtance or chemical that can increase developing cancer  
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chemotherapy   slow the progress of the disease or kill the cell  
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dna   complex bases for genetic continuance  
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invasive   a tumor or mass move into nearby tissues or organs or both  
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leukemia   arked by malignancy of the blood-forming results in the circulation of abnormal blood cells  
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lymphoma   malignant disorder of lymphoid tissue  
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malignant   abnormal cell growth that is often fatal  
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sarcoma   neoplastic growth arising from connective tissue  
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remission   may be permanent or temporary  
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oncogene   retrovirus that causes a mutation and may produce cancer  
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neoplasm   an abnormal tissue growth  
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mutation   unexpected change in the molecular structure  
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melanoma   pigmented cells of the skin  
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morphology   appearance of an organism, such as its size, shape, and charactertists  
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metastasis   movement or spread of cancerous cells in distant area  
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mitosis   creates two identical daughter cells from the parent cell  
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