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terminal cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008597

Cancer that cannot be cured or controlled with treatment and leads to death. A person with terminal cancer may receive treatment to help control pain and other symptoms so they can be as comfortable as possible and have a better quality of life. Also called end-stage cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008597
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsend-stage cancer
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008597",
  "term": "terminal cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that cannot be cured or controlled with treatment and leads to death. A person with terminal cancer may receive treatment to help control pain and other symptoms so they can be as comfortable as possible and have a better quality of life. Also called end-stage cancer.",
  "synonyms": [
    "end-stage cancer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/terminal-cancer/"
}

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