8.3 Cancer Flashcards

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Cancer occurs when there is a…

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Breakdown in the cellular control mechanism that puts the brakes on cell division

Causing a tumour to form

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A tumour is…

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A swelling that can occur almost anywhere in the body.

It is a mass of abnormal cells that divide continuously

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