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Definition of adenocarcinoma
: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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A 2014 report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on smoking concluded that changing cigarette designs have caused an increase in lung adenocarcinomas, and Murthy implicated cigarette filters.
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Cancers, such as the common intestinal adenocarcinoma, were reduced by over 50%.
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The cause was adenocarcinoma, said a daughter, Martha Cassidy.
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Evidence suggests that ventilation holes in the filters of these cigarettes contribute to increased lung adenocarcinoma rates and risks, according to a study published Monday in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Raclaw's particular cancer is called signet ring cell adenocarcinoma.
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