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FEC

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003151

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat breast cancer, including breast cancer that has spread or come back. It includes the drugs fluorouracil, epirubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide. Also called FEC regimen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003151
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsFEC regimen
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "FEC",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat breast cancer, including breast cancer that has spread or come back. It includes the drugs fluorouracil, epirubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide. Also called FEC regimen.",
  "expansions": [
    "FEC regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fec/"
}

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