Mesh term Carcinogenesis
Browse to parent terms:Neoplastic Processes
Description
The origin, production or development of cancer through genotypic and phenotypic changes which upset the normal balance between cell proliferation and cell death. Carcinogenesis generally requires a constellation of steps, which may occur quickly or over a period of many years.Browse to child terms:
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Cocarcinogenesis
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