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prophylactic surgery

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006970

Surgery to remove an organ or gland that shows no signs of cancer, in an attempt to prevent development of cancer of that organ or gland. Prophylactic surgery is sometimes chosen by people who know they are at high risk for developing cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006970
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006970",
  "term": "prophylactic surgery",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove an organ or gland that shows no signs of cancer, in an attempt to prevent development of cancer of that organ or gland. Prophylactic surgery is sometimes chosen by people who know they are at high risk for developing cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/prophylactic-surgery/"
}

Record 13,709 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.