malignant
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Aging HSCs are also linked to clonal hematopoiesis, an asymptomatic condition considered a premalignant state that raises the risk of blood cancers and inflammatory diseases.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Overall, colorectal cancer is on the decline, largely because more people over 50 are being screened by colonoscopy, which can prevent cancer by detecting and removing premalignant polyps.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023
The evolutionary reason for this activity may be to provoke the immune system to attack patches of premalignant and malignant cells.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2011
Tests such as sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy can find premalignant polyps.
From Washington Post
For instance, drugs that mimic the action of a normal p53 gene could conceivably cause cancers to revert to a premalignant phase.
From Time Magazine Archive
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