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(TOO-mer dee-BUL-king)
| | Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Tumor debulking may increase the chance that chemotherapy or radiation therapy will kill all the tumor cells. It may also be done to relieve symptoms or help the patient live longer. Also called debulking. |
| Previous Definitions: | tui na, tumor, tumor antigen vaccine, tumor board review, tumor burden | | Next Definitions: | tumor infiltrating lymphocyte, tumor initiation, tumor load, tumor marker, tumor microenvironment |
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