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Sporadic

For Sporadic we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Female Health Concerns, Huntingtons Disease, Iraq War and Prostate Cancer.

In reference to cancer, this means a cancer not caused by hereditary genetic mutations. Most cancers are sporadic.

Occurring in a random or isolated manner.

Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time

Occurring by chance; a family history with only one affected individual at an older age of onset (not genetic).

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