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14 Cards in this Set
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Uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells
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Cancer
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Abnormal mass of tissue that has no natural role in the body
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Tumor
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Noncancerous
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Benign
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Cancerous
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Malignant
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Spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body
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Metastasis
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The removal of a small pierce of tissue of exomination
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Biopsy
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A period of time when symptoms dissappear
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Remission
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Cancer of connective tissue
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Sarcoma
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Cancer of the glands and body linings
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Carcinoma
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Cancers of the blood-forming organs
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Leukemia
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Cancers of the immune system
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Lymphomas
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The most serious form of skin cancer
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Melanoma
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A cancer causing substance
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Carcinogen
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Thick, white spots on the inside of the mouth and form oral cancer
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Leukoplakia
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