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Chapter 1 - Cancer Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 August 2023

Monica Kathleen Wattana
Monica Kathleen Wattana
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University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Tumor: a mass of tissue formed via disruption of the normal cell cycle resulting in abnormal cell growth.

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Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies , pp. 1 - 4
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Cancer Overview
  • Monica Kathleen Wattana, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Book: Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies
  • Online publication: 10 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052900.002
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  • Cancer Overview
  • Monica Kathleen Wattana, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Book: Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies
  • Online publication: 10 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052900.002
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  • Cancer Overview
  • Monica Kathleen Wattana, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Book: Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies
  • Online publication: 10 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052900.002
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