{"termId":44385,"language":"en","dictionary":"Cancer.gov","audience":"Patient","termName":"CTC","firstLetter":"c","prettyUrlName":"ctc","pronunciation":null,"definition":{"html":"A cancer cell that breaks away from the original (primary) tumor and enters the bloodstream. CTCs can travel through the blood and form new tumors in other parts of the body. A sample of blood can be used to detect CTCs and learn more about the primary tumor. CTCs are being used as a biomarker in some types of cancer to help plan treatment or make a likely prognosis. Also called circulating tumor cell.","text":"A cancer cell that breaks away from the original (primary) tumor and enters the bloodstream. CTCs can travel through the blood and form new tumors in other parts of the body. A sample of blood can be used to detect CTCs and learn more about the primary tumor. CTCs are being used as a biomarker in some types of cancer to help plan treatment or make a likely prognosis. Also called circulating tumor cell."},"otherLanguages":[{"language":"es","termName":"CTC","prettyUrlName":"ctc"}],"relatedResources":[],"media":[]}