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cancer
(English) A malignant neoplasm; occasional, enzootic or epizootic lesions. The most common cancers are found in target organs (skin, liver and haematopoietic tissues) and can have a metastatic evolution. They basically corrrespond to a genoma cell change, sometimes associated with viruses or chemicals.

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