Cancer Flashcards

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What is cancer?

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  • Cancer is a harmful disease when cells start to divide uncontrollable which then may form a tumour in the body and they can then spread to other parts in the body
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When do new cells grow?

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  • New cells grow will start to grow when other cells start to become destroyed however sometimes this process doesn’t work properly and new cells start to grow even though they are not needed and they then start to grow uncontrollably which then may form a tumour
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What does it mean when tumours are formed?

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  • The tumours that are found can either be cancerous or non-cancerous
  • if they are cancerous they can spread to other parts of the body
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