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May 20, 2013

Cancer Risk Factors Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Cancer Risk Factors article.

Absorb: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asbestos: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benzene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benzidine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clots: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breast cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bruise: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cadmium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cervix: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chewing tobacco: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chloride: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diethylstilbestrol: See the definition from MedTerms.com

EBV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epstein-Barr virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Esophagus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Estrogen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fiber: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic testing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Helicobacter pylori: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatitis B: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatitis C: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Herpesvirus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HIV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hot flashes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HPV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Human immunodeficiency virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunodeficiency: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Larynx: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Leukemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lung cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lymphoma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Melanoma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Menopause: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myeloid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nasal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nicotine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ovary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Overweight: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radioactive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Risk factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sarcoma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Secondhand smoke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Smokeless tobacco: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Snuff: See the definition from MedTerms.com

SPF: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sunscreen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Taste: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thyroid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tobacco: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uterus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

UV radiation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vinyl chloride: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viruses: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vitamins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Voice box: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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