a condition that possesses a tendency to become malignant and develop into a cancer
Examples of 'precancer' in a sentence
precancer
The transcriptome can reveal insights into precancer biology.
B Alex Merrick, Justin S Chang, Dhiral P Phadke, Meredith A Bostrom, Ruchir R Shah,Xinguo Wang, Oksana Gordon, Garron M Wright 2018, 'HAfTs are novel lncRNA transcripts from aflatoxin exposure.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5774710?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
331 patients were suffering from oral precancer like oral sub-mucous fibrosis, leukoplakia and erythroplakia.
Nandu Meshram, Amit Bhandarkar, Reena Meshram, Rajeshree Bhandarkar 2018, 'Tobacco addiction and it´s consequences on oral health of indigenous and rural people- a cross sectional study from central India', Tobacco Induced Diseaseshttp://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Tobacco-addiction-and-it-s-consequences-on-oral-health-of-indigenous-and-rural-people,84341,0,2.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Each precancer was assigned one of six general classes.
Henson Donald E, Berman Jules J 2003, 'Classifying the precancers: A metadata approach', BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Makinghttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/3/8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lymphocyte populations in patients may potentially affect the malignant transformation of oral precancer.
Chien-Yang Yeh, Chien-Ling Lin, Mei-Chi Chang, Hsin-Ming Chen, Seng-Heng Kok, Shu-HuiChang, Ying-Shiung Kuo, Liang-Jiunn Hahn, Chiu-Po Chan, Jang-Jaer Lee, Jiiang-HueiJeng 2016, 'Differences in oral habit and lymphocyte subpopulation affect malignant transformationof patients with oral precancer', Journal of the Formosan Medical Associationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615002739. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cervical precancer and cancer was most costly (total annual cost €58.4 million).
Ellinor Östensson, Maria Silfverschiöld, Lennart Greiff, Christine Asciutto, JohanWennerberg, Marie-Louise Lydrup, Ulf Håkansson, Pär Sparén, Christer Borgfeldt 2017, 'The economic burden of human papillomavirus-related precancers and cancers in Sweden.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5484479?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Early diagnosis of precancer lesions may be of crucial significance to lowering lung cancer mortality.
Lech Chyczewski, Jacek Nikliński, Wojciech Naumnik, Wiesława Niklińska, Lukasz Minarowski,Walentyn Pankiewicz 2007, 'Immunohistochemical markers of cancerogenesis in the lung.', Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologicahttp://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4534. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Endometrium cancer, endometrial polyp and precancer endometrial hyperplasia increase with age.
Mehmet Şükrü Budak, Mehmet Baki Şentürk, Sedat Akgöl, Mehmet Nafi Sakar, Ali EmreTahaoğlu, Cihan Toğrul, Ayhan Yıldırım 2016, 'Results of Endometrial Sampling in Patients with Abnormal Premenopausal Hemorrhages:Analysis of 1492 Cases', Gormhttp://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/41. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cervical precancer lesion can be treated using cryotherapy in primary health care.
Sigit Purbadi 2017, 'The Concept of Gynecologic Oncology Services in Jakarta Related to Academic HealthSystem', Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://inajog.com/index.php/journal/article/view/515. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Analysis of patient's lymphocyte populations may help predict the malignant transformation of oral precancer.
Chien-Yang Yeh, Chien-Ling Lin, Mei-Chi Chang, Hsin-Ming Chen, Seng-Heng Kok, Shu-HuiChang, Ying-Shiung Kuo, Liang-Jiunn Hahn, Chiu-Po Chan, Jang-Jaer Lee, Jiiang-HueiJeng 2016, 'Differences in oral habit and lymphocyte subpopulation affect malignant transformationof patients with oral precancer', Journal of the Formosan Medical Associationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615002739. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Serum copper levels showed gradual increase from precancer to cancer patients.
Karjodkar Freny R, Khanna Sunali S 2006, 'Circulating Immune Complexes and trace elements (Copper, Iron and Selenium) as markersin oral precancer and cancer : a randomised, controlled clinical trial', Head & Face Medicinehttp://www.head-face-med.com/content/2/1/33. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)