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Tumor Initiation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028860

The first stage of tumor induction by a carcinogen, consisting of subtle alteration of cells by exposure to a carcinogenic agent so that they are likely to form a tumor upon subsequent exposure to a promoting agent. (NCI)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028860
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028860",
  "term": "Tumor Initiation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The first stage of tumor induction by a carcinogen, consisting of subtle alteration of cells by exposure to a carcinogenic agent so that they are likely to form a tumor upon subsequent exposure to a promoting agent. (NCI)",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tumor-initiation/"
}

Record 28,860 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.