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CANCER: a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in…
CANCER: a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body 
CANCER CELL: cells that divide relentlessly, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood with abnormal cells
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HEALTHY CELL: cells that divide to build new tissues and to replace cells that have died because of aging or damage.
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TUMOUR: a swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant
BENIGN TUMOUR: A mass of cells that lacks the ability to invade neighboring tissue or metastasize.
Generally, benign tumours have no symptoms or health consequences.
MALIGNANT TUMOUR: A mass of cells that has the ability to invade neighboring tissue or metastasize.
Generally, malignant tumours cause issues due to their invasion neighboring muscles and nerves
METASTASIS: The spread of the pieces of the tumour to different parts of the body. This occurs through the blood or lymph. Malignant tumours reach a point where they metastasize.
CARCINOGENS: any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis, the formation of cancer. This may be due to the ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic processes.
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INHERITANCE: DNA inherited from family members may contain genes that make certain cancers more likely but NOT guaranteed.
MUTATION: change that occurs in our DNA sequence, either due to mistakes when the DNA is copied or as the result of environmental factors such as UV light and cigarette smoke.
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