Asbestos can cause several serious diseases, including cancer. — Abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen that may cause swelling. In late stage cancer, tumor cells may be found in the fluid in the abdomen. Ascites also occurs in patients with liver disease … English dictionary of cancer terms
Hypopharyngeal cancer — is a disease in which malignant cells grow in the hypopharynx (the area where the larynx and esophagus meet). [http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/hypopharyngeal/patient/ National Cancer Institute. General Information About… … Wikipedia
Stage 5 (The Sopranos episode) — Infobox Television episode | Title = Stage 5 Series = The Sopranos Season = 6 Episode = 14 Guests= see below Airdate = April 15, 2007 (HBO) Production = 614 Writer = Terence Winter Director = Alan Taylor Episode list = Episode chronology Episode… … Wikipedia
Cancer — For other uses, see Cancer (disambiguation). Cancer Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Cancer pain — Pain is a symptom frequently associated with cancer. Cancer can cause pain by irritating or damaging nerves, by stimulating nociceptors (pain sensitive nerve fibers), or by releasing chemicals that make nociceptors respond to normally non painful … Wikipedia
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Stage — The extent of a cancer, especially whether the disease has spread from the original site to other parts of the body. See also staging. * * * 1. A period in the course of a disease; a description of the extent of involvement of a disease process… … Medical dictionary
stage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period/state in progress/development ADJECTIVE ▪ distinct ▪ The process has three distinct stages. ▪ beginning, early, initial, opening, preliminary … Collocations dictionary
Cervical cancer — Classification and external resources Histopathologic image (H E stain) of carcinoma in situ, stage 0. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Lung cancer — Classification and external resources Cross section of a human lung. The white area in the upper lobe is cancer; the black areas are discoloration due to smoking. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia