Health and Safety Code section 109285

For the purposes of this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 109300) “cancer” means all malignant neoplasms regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma, Hodgkins disease, and leukemia.

Source: Section 109285, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=109285. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_109285

Original Source: Section 109285, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=109285. (last accessed May 12, 2025).