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Malignant [[tumor]]s derived from [[epithelial cell]]s; the most common class of [[cancer]], including the  common forms of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer in humans.
Malignant [[tumor]]s derived from [[epithelial cell]]s; the most common class of [[cancer]], including the  common forms of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer in humans, ''not'' a general term for cancer but frequently and incorrectly used as such

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Malignant tumors derived from epithelial cells; the most common class of cancer, including the common forms of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer in humans, not a general term for cancer but frequently and incorrectly used as such