Neoplastic Process
tumor promotion Audio
tu·mor pro·mo·tion [ too-mer proh-moh-shun ]
Definitions related to tumor promotion:
  • A process in which existing tumors are stimulated to grow. Tumor promoters are not able to cause tumors to form.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The second step in two-stage carcinogenesis: the conversion of an initiated (premalignant) cell to malignancy.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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