Overtreatment
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| Overtreatment | |
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| Term | Overtreatment |
| Short definition | overexpress - (pronounced) (OH-ver-ek-SPRES) In biology, to make too many copies of a protein or other substance. The overexpression of certain proteins or other substances can play a role in the development of cancer |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Overtreatment - (pronounced) (OH-ver-TREET-ment) Unnecessary treatment for a condition that is not life-threatening or would never produce symptoms. Overtreatment can lead to problems and harmful side effects. Overtreatment can be the result of overdiagnosis, which occurs when a cancer screening test finds a lesion that would have gone away on its own or not caused problems
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