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Glossary: Precancerous Lesion
 


Definition
Abnormal tissue that is not yet malignant.

Also: Precancerous Lesions

Topics Related To Precancerous Lesion
Cigarette Smoke DamageRelationship to Cervical Dysplasia
"Women who smoke may be 50% more likely than nonsmokers to develop cervical cancer or precancerous lesions..."

Relationship to Cervical Cancer
"...Those who smoked 15 or more cigarettes per day were 80% more likely to develop cancer or precancerous lesions than nonsmokers..."

Squamous Cell Cancer

The Condition
"...Causes & Development Unlike BCC, SCC usually arises from an actinic keratosis (AK), a reddish, crusting, precancerous lesion also related to UV exposure..."





Last updated: Oct 08, 2008


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