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medullary thyroid cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005213

Cancer that develops in C cells of the thyroid. The C cells make a hormone (calcitonin) that helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005213
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005213",
  "term": "medullary thyroid cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that develops in C cells of the thyroid. The C cells make a hormone (calcitonin) that helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/medullary-thyroid-cancer/"
}

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