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Terms that are on use on this site as well as general cancer-related words and definitions.
There are 81 entries in this glossary.
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| in-situ |
The last part of carcinoma-in-situ is pronounced "sy two". This is premalignant condition. This is not a cancer, but represents abnormal cell changes that precedes a cancer. Since it is not a cancer, treatment is usually simple, curative and the condition is not life-threatening.
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| incidence |
The number of cancers diagnosed in a given population, usually calculated per year.(see PREVALENCE).
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| incidence rate |
The number of new cancers diagnosed per year per 100,000 members of a population.
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| intraepithelial neoplasia |
Precancerous. Same as dysplasia.
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| intraperitoneal |
Simply means within the peritoneum, which is the lining of the entire abdominal-pelvic cavity. The abdomen is like a big bag which contains all the intestines, liver, spleen, gall bladder and in the female pelvis, the reproductive organs.
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