cancer Flashcards

1
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the process of tumors spreading to other regions of the body

A

metastasis

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2
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cancerous tumor, grow very fast

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Malignant

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3
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Non cancerous tumor that grow very slowly, do not spread to other tissues

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Benign tissues

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4
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the process that occurs when tumors secrete chemical signal that cause blood vessels to grow to tumor

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Angiogenesis

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5
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when normal cells stop growing when they come in contact with another cell

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Contact inhibition

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