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Seattle Tuesday Cancer Support Group Glossary
@ Seattle KP Central Clinic

Updated 8-29-19



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Meaning

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer is Cancer that develops from Breast tissue...

Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth...

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer also known as Bowel Cancer and Colon Cancer, and is the a Cancer of the Colon or Rectum…

Leukemia

Leukemia is a group of Blood Cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow...

Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer, also known as Lung Carcinoma, is a malignant lung tumor...

Metastasis

Metastasis is a pathogenic agent's spread from an initial or primary site to a different or secondary site within the host's body...

Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer is a cancer that forms in or on an ovary...

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass...

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer is the development of Cancer in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system...

If you don't find your Cancer, try this List of Types of Cancer

 

All Glossary descriptions are from Wikipedia.com


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