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fibrosarcoma

American

[fahy-broh-sahr-koh-muh] / ˌfaɪ broʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.

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Etymology

Origin of fibrosarcoma

First recorded in 1875–80; fibro- + sarcoma

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fibrosarcoma fibrosarcomas

It was also 3.5 times more effective against prostate cancer and 7.5 times more effective against fibrosarcoma cells in the lab.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

As primitive Physarum has extraordinary qualities of high resistance to X-ray bombardments and emanations from radium, it resembles the cells of stubborn cancers called fibrosarcomas.

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