2. What leads to a clump of overlapping cancer cells forming?

- cancer cells continue to divide well beyond a single layer

4. What are three ways in which Cancer cells do not normally respond to the body's control mechanisms?

- they make their own growth factors - they have a signalling pathways always ON - they have abnormal cell cycle control

5. What two kinds of tumours do Cancer Cells form?

1. BENIGN TUMOURS: - not invasive - contained at a particular site 2. MALIGNANT TUMOURS: - invasive - they can spread to other organs

9. What is Precision Oncology?

- this is the science of using a patient's genetics to create a treatment plan - this plan is targeted to the molecular characteristics of their cancer

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