Primary cancer
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| Term | Primary cancer |
| Short definition | Primary cancer - (pronounced) (PRY-mayr-ee KAN-ser) A term used to describe the original or first tumor in the body. Cancer cells from a primary cancer can spread to other parts of the body and form new or secondary tumors. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Primary cancer - (pronounced) (PRY-mayr-ee KAN-ser) A term used to describe the original or first tumor in the body. Cancer cells from a primary cancer can spread to other parts of the body and form new or secondary tumors. This is called metastasis. These secondary tumors are the same type of cancer as the primary cancer. Also called primary tumor
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Primary cancer
- Wikipedia's article - Primary cancer
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