Cancer
Cancer's not just one disease it's more than 100 that have some important things in common. All types of cancer affect our cells, the body's basic unit of life. There's stomach cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer and hundreds more. And each one acts, and is treated, differently. So, what does more than 100 cancerous diseases have in common. Normally, cells grow, divide and produce more cells to keep the body healthy and functioning properly. But sometimes the process goes astray cells keep dividing when new cells that are not needed. The mass of extra cells forms a growth or tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. It's the uncontrolled growth of abnormal or unhealthy cells, which grow and choke out normal cells just like weeds do to your grass or your garden. Benign tumors are not cancerous. They often can be removed and, in most cases, they do not come back. Cells in benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body, and they are not life threatening. Malignant tumors are cancerous. Cells in malignant tumors are abnormal and divide without control or order. These cancer cells can invade and destroy the tissue around them. Cancer cells also can break away from a malignant tumor and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system
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Approximate Word count = 1465
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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