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    Glossary Cancer

    uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells

    Cancer, also known as a malignant tumor or malignant neoplasm, is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. If the spread is not controlled, it can result in death. Cancer can develop in almost any part of the body and often forms a mass called a tumor, although not all cancers form tumors (e.g., leukemia). The study and treatment of cancer fall under the field of oncology.

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    1. Intratumoral <i>De Novo</i> Steroid Synthesis Activates Androgen Receptor in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Is Upregulated by Treatment with CYP17A1 Inhibitors Cancer research · 2011 · 402 citations
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    11. Recent advances on skin‐resident stem/progenitor cell functions in skin regeneration, aging and cancers and novel anti‐aging and cancer therapies Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine · 2009 · 36 citations
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    17. Formulation and optimization of folate-bovine serum albumin-coated ethoniosomes of pterostilbene as a targeted drug delivery system for lung cancer: In vitro and in vivo demonstrations Cancer Nanotechnology · 2023 · 20 citations
    18. The Enigma of the Stigma of Hair Loss: Why is Cancer-Treatment Related Alopecia so Traumatic for Women? The Open Cancer Journal · 2013 · 20 citations
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    21. Cancer risk in patients with alopecia areata: a nationwide population‐based matched cohort study Cancer Medicine · 2018 · 15 citations
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    24. Spironolactone, a Classic Potassium-Sparing Diuretic, Reduces Survivin Expression and Chemosensitizes Cancer Cells to Non-DNA-Damaging Anticancer Drugs Cancers · 2019 · 11 citations
    25. Clinical Management of Prostate Cancer in High-Risk Genetic Mutation Carriers Cancers · 2022 · 10 citations
    26. Cancer risk by the subtype of alopecia Scientific Reports · 2018 · 9 citations
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