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Cancer
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A disease characterized by abnormal, uncontrolled cell division.
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A disease characterized by abnormal, uncontrolled cell division.
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Cancer
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metastasis
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travel of cancer cells from their original site to a distant tissue
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travel of cancer cells from their original site to a distant tissue
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metastasis
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tumor
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Neoplasm - an abnormal swelling or mass
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an abnormal swelling or mass
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Neoplasm or Tumor
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Neoplasm
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Tumor - an abnormal swelling or mass
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Benign
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neither life threatening or fatal
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neither life threatening or fatal
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Benign
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Examples of benign tumors
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Adenoma, lipoma
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Adenoma
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benign tumor of glandular tissue
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lipoma
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benign tumor of adipose tissue
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benign tumor of glandular tissue
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adenoma
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benign tumor of adipose tissue
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lipoma
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Malignant
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A disease that grows rapidly worse, becomes resistant to treatment, and normally results in death.
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