A drug used in diabetes treatment that is being studied for its effect on reducing the risk of cancer cell growth in fat tissue. A drug being studied for use as an anticancer agent. An operation to tie the fallopian tubes closed. This procedure prevents pregnancy by blocking the passage of eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. An abnormal mass of tissue that results from excessive cell division.
Tumors perform no useful body function.
A substance sometimes found in an increased amount in the blood, other body fluids, or tissues and which may mean that a certain type of cancer is in the body. Also called biomarker. Genes in the body that can suppress or block the development of cancer. A tumor-specific antigen used in the development of cancer vaccines. This cancer dictionary is provided by the National Cancer Institute.