Cell Division Going Wrong: Cancer

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Cancer

Broad group of diseases, when cells grow and divide out of control, results from a change in DNA that changes the cell cycle. Not infectious

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Cancer cell

Cell that divides uncontrollably despite messages from surrounding cells/nucleus to stop growing

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tumour

Mass of cells that continue to grow and divide without function in the body

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benign tumour

A tumour that does not affect surrounding tissues other than by physically crowding them. Has no serious effect

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malignant tumour

Interferes functioning of surrounding cells. Cancerous

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Metastis

The spread of cancer to other body parts

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causes of cancer

mutations and carcinogens

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Mutation

random change in DNA, may result in death or allows cell to survive and continue to grow and divide. sometimes caused by carcinogens

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Carcinogen

Environmental factor that causes cancer