cancer body

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cancer body - an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer

cellular inclusion, inclusion body, inclusion - any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

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"Cancer Body" (see Figure 2) is a 9" x 12" portrait made from mixed media.

"Cancer Body" by Lacie Lee Wallace, courtesy of Kara Lofton

Integrating Art and Narrative to Enhance Quality of Life in Palliative Care

(http://www.cnet.com/news/study-confirms-direct-link-between-alcohol-and-cancer/) The study found alcohol was behind 5.8 percent of cancer deaths in 2012, or around 500,000 people. Connor arrived at her conclusions by studying reviews from the World Cancer Research Fund, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer body, and other authoritative bodies.