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BCG

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000949

A weakened form of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) that does not cause disease. BCG is used in a solution to stimulate the immune system in the treatment of bladder cancer and as a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis. Also called bacillus Calmette-Guérin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000949
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsbacillus Calmette-Guérin
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000949",
  "term": "BCG",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A weakened form of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) that does not cause disease. BCG is used in a solution to stimulate the immune system in the treatment of bladder cancer and as a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis. Also called bacillus Calmette-Guérin.",
  "expansions": [
    "bacillus Calmette-Guérin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/bcg/"
}

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