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National Cancer Institute Thesaurus
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February 23, 2024
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| Preferred Name | Cancer Screening | |
| Synonyms |
Cancer Screening for Patients Cancer Screening Screening of Cancer Early Cancer Detection cancer screening Screening |
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| Definitions |
The use of any device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of a tumor, usually before there are any symptoms. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15406 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Clinical testing designed to identify the presence of a specific cancer in an asymptomatic individual or population thought to be at risk of that specific cancer. The intent is to find cancers at the earliest possible stage in their development, in order to improve the chances for disease cure.
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| code |
C15406
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CTRP GDC
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| DEFINITION |
The use of any device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of a tumor, usually before there are any symptoms.
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| Display_Name |
Cancer Screening
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| FULL_SYN |
Cancer Screening for Patients Cancer Screening Screening of Cancer Early Cancer Detection cancer screening Screening
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| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | ||
| label |
Cancer Screening
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Cancer_Screening
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| Maps_To |
Special screening examination for neoplasms Screening
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| Preferred_Name |
Cancer Screening
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C15406
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| Semantic_Type |
Diagnostic Procedure
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0199230
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