Tumor initiation

Tumor initiation is defined as "a process in which normal cells are changed so that they are able to form tumors".[1] It is the first phase in tumor development. Mutagens, substances that cause cancer can be tumor initiators.


References

  1. ↑ "tumor initiation". National Cancer Institute. Retrieved 9 Nov 2012.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/16/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.