National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Cancer Biology
Synonyms

Cancer Biology

Biology of Cancer

Definitions

The study of the origins, growth, and treatment of any of various types of malignant neoplasms, most of which invade surrounding tissues, may metastasize to several sites, and are likely to recur after attempted removal and to cause death of the patient unless adequately treated; especially, any such carcinoma or sarcoma, but in ordinary usage, especially the former.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C18666

code

C18666

DEFINITION

The study of the origins, growth, and treatment of any of various types of malignant neoplasms, most of which invade surrounding tissues, may metastasize to several sites, and are likely to recur after attempted removal and to cause death of the patient unless adequately treated; especially, any such carcinoma or sarcoma, but in ordinary usage, especially the former.

FULL_SYN

Cancer Biology

Biology of Cancer

label

Cancer Biology

Legacy Concept Name

Cancer_Biology

Preferred_Name

Cancer Biology

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C18666

Semantic_Type

Biomedical Occupation or Discipline

UMLS_CUI

C1516164

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16345

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