carcinoma
Description
A type of cancer that starts in epithelial tissues (a layer of cells that lines the body’s hollow organs and glands and makes up the outer layer of the skin).
The main types of carcinoma are
The most common forms of carcinoma develop in the prostate, breast, lung, colon, rectum and bladder.
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