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Recurrent cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007278

Cancer that has recurred (come back), usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected. The cancer may come back to the same place as the original (primary) tumor or to another place in the body. Also called recurrence.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007278
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsrecurrence
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007278",
  "term": "Recurrent cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that has recurred (come back), usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected. The cancer may come back to the same place as the original (primary) tumor or to another place in the body. Also called recurrence.",
  "synonyms": [
    "recurrence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/recurrent-cancer/"
}

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