cancer Flashcards
1
Q
benign tumour
A
not cancerous
2
Q
malignant tumour
A
cancerous
3
Q
metastis
A
when malignant cancer cells break away from the primary tumour and travels to another part of the body via the bloodstream starting a secondary tumour
4
Q
carcinogens
A
environmental factors that can mutate DNA and increase risk of cancer