precancer

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pre·can·cer

 (prē′kăn′sər)
n.
A precancerous condition.
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precancer

(priːˈkænsə)
n
(Medicine) a condition that possesses a tendency to become malignant and develop into a cancer
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His primary research interests include anal human papillomavirus infection and anal precancer among men who have sex with men in Japan.
Persistent infection with a high-risk HPV type could progress to precancer cell changes and to cancer.
She will discuss the prevention and treatment strategies of cervical cancer based on her expertise in the screening of cancer and precancer gynecological diseases.
Lower prevalence of cervical precancer has changed the accuracy of screening tests in ways that are only now being appreciated, but that will further favor adoption of primary HPV screening by lowering its false-positive rate."
The effects of the vaccine were measured as precancer associated with HPV16/18 and precancer irrespective of HPV type.
Weiping Yang, chief executive officer of ApolloBio."We are excited at the potential for VGX-3100 to address multiple indications within HPV-associated precancer, and we are very pleased to launch this strategic collaboration with Inovio, an innovative global biotechnology partner."
SAN FRANCISCO -- A new blood-based assay that measures circulating tumor cells shows good performance in detecting colorectal cancer and precancer, investigators reported at the 2018 GI Cancers Symposium.
hemorrhoids, skin tags, warts, precancer changes, or fissures).
Spectroscopy identifies chemical and structural indicators of precancer that may be below the surface of the cervix or misdiagnosed as benign.
As such, women with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa may have access to effective treatments for HIV but lack access to life-saving screening and treatment for precancer of the cervix [1, 5].
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