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| Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. |
Previous Definitions: | carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1, carcinogen, carcinogenesis, carcinoid, carcinoid syndrome | Next Definitions: | carcinoma in situ, carcinoma of unknown primary, carcinomatosis, carcinomatous meningitis, carcinosarcoma |
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