Invasive Cancer

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
IC
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv ˈkænsər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. They found invasive cancer during a routine examination.
  2. Women who were VIA-positive were offered immediate further treatment, including cryotherapy to remove any cancerous lesions, or a referral if they had suspected invasive cancer.
  3. One factor, age, was found to significantly modify the way in which combined B vitamin treatment affected the risk of total invasive cancer and breast cancer.
  4. When it came to invasive cancer cancer that has begun growing beyond the layer of tissue in which it started, into nearby healthy tissue the outside pathologists agreed with the experts in 96 percent of the interpretations, which Dr. Elmore called reassuring.
  5. A patient was considered to have had a complete pathologic response if no residual invasive cancer was present on final specimen analysis.

Other meanings of IC