Sarcoma vs Cancer - What's the difference?
sarcoma | cancer |
(oncology) A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
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As nouns the difference between sarcoma and cancer
is that sarcoma is a type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue while cancer is a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.As a proper noun Cancer is
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