cancer Flashcards
1
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what is cancer
A
cancer is a disease of the body’s cells. Normally cells grow and multiply in a controlled way. A mistake occurs in the cell’s genetic makeup.
2
Q
how is a tumour formed
A
cells differentiate and divide uncontrolled forming a tumour
3
Q
what are benign cancers
A
cancers cells that do not spread beyond the immediate area in which they arise
4
Q
what is malignant cancer
A
if these cells spread into the surrounding area, or to different parts of the body
5
Q
what does metastasised mean
A
When cancer cells spread to another part of the body
6
Q
what is metastasis
A
When a pathogenic or cancerous agent spread from the initial site to a different site within the host’s body
