Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 32 - Cancer Control Act

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Benign tumor: means any nonmalignant neoplasm, regardless of the tissue of origin, that appears on the American College of Surgeons most recently published annual list of reportable cancers and benign tumors. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3203
• Cancer: means any malignant neoplasm, regardless of the tissue of origin, that appears on the American College of Surgeons most recently published annual list of reportable cancers and benign tumors. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3203
• Department: means the State of Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3203
• Infant: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services or such persons as may be designated by the Secretary. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101