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  • noun Plural form of carcinoma.

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  • Epithelial tumors, also referred to as carcinomas, account for approximately 85% of all cancers, including the ten most prevalent cancers in the western world, such as breast, colorectal, lung, ovary, prostate and skin.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • In contrast, the more common types of tumors known as carcinomas occur in tissue with glands.

    The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines 2009

  • Jan 08, 2009 | not rated yet | no comments yet Molecules of sugar sitting on the surface of cancer cells are keys to the development of a new vaccine aimed at both treating and stopping the spread of certain types of cancers called carcinomas, which include prostate, ...

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • In contrast, the more common types of tumors known as carcinomas occur in tissue with glands.

    The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines 2009

  • Studies of people with sun damage such as actinic keratoses (precancerous changes) or skin cancers called carcinomas, who took daily vitamin A for five years, had a significantly lower chance of developing a new case of one type of carcinoma.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2009

  • Jan 08, 2009 | not rated yet | no comments yet Molecules of sugar sitting on the surface of cancer cells are keys to the development of a new vaccine aimed at both treating and stopping the spread of certain types of cancers called carcinomas, which include prostate, ...

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • During the previous years I had studied a large number of anecdotal reports describing malignant conversion of genital warts into squamous cell carcinomas.

    Harald zur Hausen - Autobiography 2009

  • The biopsies also included material from nasopharyngeal carcinomas, where serological assays also suggested an involvement of EBV infections.

    Harald zur Hausen - Autobiography 2009

  • The company's drug OncoVex is in late-stage testing as a treatment for metastatic melanoma, the most aggressive type of skin cancer, and squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.

    Amgen Buys Cancer Drug Maker AP 2011

  • In nasopharyngeal carcinomas, composed of a mixture of epithelial tumour cells and lymphocytic infiltrates, it was intensively discussed whether the EBV DNA might rest in the lymphocytic infiltrates.

    Harald zur Hausen - Autobiography 2009

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