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Low-risk cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004955

Cancer that tends to grow slowly, usually does not spread to other parts of the body, and may have a good chance of being cured. Knowing whether a cancer is low risk may help plan treatment. Some low-risk cancers may not need treatment right away.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004955
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004955",
  "term": "Low-risk cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that tends to grow slowly, usually does not spread to other parts of the body, and may have a good chance of being cured. Knowing whether a cancer is low risk may help plan treatment. Some low-risk cancers may not need treatment right away.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/low-risk-cancer/"
}

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