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tumor

[too-mer, tyoo-] / ˈtu mər, ˈtyu- /
NOUN
abnormal growth in animate being
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To explore how fish oil affects tumor development, scientists compared mice fed a fish oil enriched diet with mice given a standard diet.

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“Systemic therapies have shown poor bioavailability in pancreatic tumors, limiting their effectiveness. Optune Pax is a fundamentally different treatment, utilizing a biophysical approach that targets the unique electrical properties of cancer cells.”

From Barron's

Understanding how tumors grow and spread remains one of the biggest challenges in cancer research.

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In diseases such as breast or lung cancer, tumor cells enter blood vessels and travel through the bloodstream to distant organs.

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In this disease, tumors with more Treg cells are often associated with longer survival.

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