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Tumor promotion
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A process in which existing tumors are stimulated to grow. Tumor promoters are not able to cause tumors to form. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The second step in two-stage carcinogenesis: the conversion of an initiated (premalignant) cell to malignancy. (NCI Thesaurus)
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