Canceration

/ˌkænsəˈreɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of developing cancer; the formation or development of cancerous growth.

Etymology

From cancerate + -tion (suffix forming nouns of action or state), creating a formal medical term for the cancerous transformation process.

Kelly Says

Understanding canceration at the molecular level has revealed that most cancers require multiple mutations—it's rarely a single event but a gradual cellular rebellion.

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