Concept information
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environmental, urban and regional sociology
environmental sociology
biology and chemistry
disease
Preferred term
cancer
Definition
- Cancer is a general term that describes many different diseases; however, the initial development of all cancers is the same. All cancers begin when abnormal cells grow out of control within an individual's body. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Psychology; Cancer]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- alimentary tract cancer
- bile duct cancer
- bladder cancer
- bone cancer
- brain cancer
- breast cancer
- bronchial cancer
- cancer types
- carcinoma
- connective tissue cancer
- gall bladder cancer
- gastrointestinal cancer
- gynecologic cancer
- intestinal cancer
- laryngeal cancer
- leukemia
- liver cancer
- lung cancer
- lymphatic and haematopoietic cancer
- lymphoma
- melanoma
- mesothelioma
- myeloma
- nasal cancer
- oesophageal cancer
- oral cancer
- ovarian cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- papilloma
- penile cancer
- pharyngeal cancer
- pituitary cancer
- primary cancer
- prostate cancer
- radiation induced cancer
- renal cancer
- secondary cancer
- skin cancer
- testicular cancer
- thyroid cancer
- trophoblastic diseases
- uterine cancer
- viral cancer
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cancer
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