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PROSTATE CANCER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cancer of the prostate gland
Synonyms:
prostate cancer; prostatic adenocarcinoma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("prostate cancer" is a kind of...):
adenocarcinoma; glandular cancer; glandular carcinoma (malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium)
Context examples:
This ultimately inhibits the expression of genes that regulate prostate cancer cell proliferation and may lead to an inhibition of cell growth in AR-expressing tumor cells.
(Androgen Receptor Antagonist ARN-509, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes MIRLET7C RNA, plays a role in development of lung, ovarian and prostate cancers, as well as acute promyelocytic leukemia and Burkitt lymphoma.
(MIRLET7C wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.
(MLN2704, NCI Dictionary)
PSA is a glycoprotein secreted by prostatic epithelial and ductal cells and may be overexpressed in prostate cancer cells.
(Mycobacterium w, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon administration, MVA-PSA-PAP prostate cancer vaccine expresses PSA and PAP peptides, which may elicit humoral and cellular immune responses against prostate cancer cells expressing PSA and PAP.
(MVA-PSA/PAP Prostate Cancer Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A form of NDGA that is taken by mouth is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.
(NDGA, NCI Dictionary)
Expression of the NDRG1 gene is up-regulated in several types of cancer such as breast cancer, colorectal carcinoma and prostate cancer.
(NDRG1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene may play a role in prostate cancer.
(NIPA2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
It may be found in higher than normal amounts in patients with some types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, lung, and prostate cancers, or in other conditions.
(MUC-1, NCI Dictionary)
Mutation of the gene is associated with Barrett esophagus and prostate cancer.
(MSR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
