Prophylactic surgery
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| Prophylactic surgery | |
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| Term | Prophylactic surgery |
| Short definition | prophylactic surgery - (pronounced) (PROH-fih-LAK-tik SER-juh-ree) Surgery to remove an organ or gland that shows no signs of cancer, to prevent cancer from developing in that organ or gland. Prophylactic surgery is sometimes chosen by people who know they are at high risk of developing cancer |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
prophylactic surgery - (pronounced) (PROH-fih-LAK-tik SER-juh-ree) Surgery to remove an organ or gland that shows no signs of cancer, to prevent cancer from developing in that organ or gland. Prophylactic surgery is sometimes chosen by people who know they are at high risk of developing cancer
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