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Adenocarcinoma Health Article

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Author Info: Kate Kretschmann, The Gale Group Inc., Gale, Detroit, Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2002

Definition

Cancer that begins in the epithelial cells, which line certain internal organs and have glandular (secretory) properties. Some types of adenocarcinomas include cancers of the breast, thyroid, colon, stomach, pancreas, and prostate, as well as certain types of lung cancer.

Kate Kretschmann

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