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cancer
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uncontrolled cell growth
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malignant
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can be fatal, tumors appear all over body
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benign
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does not spread, but if it is big enough its size and weight can press on blood vessels
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metastasized
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When a cancer cell usually spreads via the blood stream or lymph system
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tumor
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Abnormal mass of cells that invade surrounding tissues and disrupt normal cellular mitosis
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necrosis
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Death of a group of cells
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biopsy
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Removal and micro examination of tissues from the body
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atrophy
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Decrease in cellular size and corresponding organs or tissues
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neoplasm
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Abnormal formation and growth
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radiation
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Uses protons or charged particles to damage DNA old cancerous cells
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chemotherapy
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Gives patient cell killing drugs
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surgery
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Remove as much of a tumor as possible
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