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What does precancerous mean?

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  1. (oncology) Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.
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There's been a controversy for many years about whether the virus infects healthy epithelial cells or just cancerous and precancerous cells.
Screening for and removal of colorectal cancer and precancerous adenomatous polyps can decrease the incidence of colon disease.
Regular dental checkups that include an examination of the entire mouth are important in the early detection of oral and oropharyngeal cancers and precancerous conditions.
Cervical cancers begin as asymptomatic precancerous lesions and usually develop gradually over many years.
It's a test that can detect the presence of infections, inflammation, precancerous cells or cancer.
These dysplastic adenomas are precancerous. and are classified as villous, tubulovillous, and tubular.

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