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The phrase "a precursor to malignancy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in medical or scientific contexts to describe something that indicates the potential development of cancer or a malignant condition.
Example: "The presence of certain cellular changes can be considered a precursor to malignancy, warranting further investigation."
Alternatives: "an indicator of cancer" or "a sign of malignancy".
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This has led to the proposal that genomic instability may be a precursor to malignancy (Little 2000).
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Failure or improper execution of mitosis is catastrophic for individual cells as well as a potential precursor to malignancy.
Some investigators continue to consider GAM to be a precursor to gallbladder malignancy, believing that stones and chronic inflammation secondary to GAM may lead to dysplasia and cancer [ 9].
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are responsible for about 500 000 cases of cervical cancer a year globally 1 and 10 million further cases of high grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (grades II or III), 2 immediate precursors to malignancy.
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