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hematologic cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003770

Cancer that begins in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow, or in the cells of the immune system. Examples of hematologic cancer are leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Also called blood cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003770
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsblood cancer
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003770",
  "term": "hematologic cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that begins in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow, or in the cells of the immune system. Examples of hematologic cancer are leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Also called blood cancer.",
  "synonyms": [
    "blood cancer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hematologic-cancer/"
}

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