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Description
Mind Map by Harry Neal, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Harry Neal
over 7 years ago
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Cancer
- It is caused by uncontroled cell growth and division
- Malignant
- Tumor grows and spreads into healthy tissues
- Tumor can move through the blood
stream or lymphatic system
- Dangerous
- Cancerous
- Tumor grows and spreads into healthy tissues
- Benign
- Tumor grows until there is no more room for it to
- Isn't normaly dangerous
- Tumor stays in one place
- isn't Cancerous
- Tumor grows until there is no more room for it to
- Malignant
- Risk Factors - having or doing one of these does not
guarantee that someone will develop cancer it just increases
the risk.
- Smoking
- Can cause lung, mouth, bowel,
stomach and cervical cancer
- Can cause lung, mouth, bowel,
stomach and cervical cancer
- Obesity
- Can cause bowel, liver
and kidney cancer
- Can cause bowel, liver
and kidney cancer
- UV exposure
- Can increase the chance
of skin cancer
- Can increase the chance
of skin cancer
- Viral Infection
- Hepititus B and C can
cause liver cancer
- Infection of certain diseases
can lead to certain cancers
- Hepititus B and C can
cause liver cancer
- Smoking
- Genetics
- Certain genetic traits lead to a higher risk of cancer.
- Mutations in the BRCA gene have been linked
to a higher likelyhood of breast and ovarian
cancer.
- Mutations in the BRCA gene have been linked
to a higher likelyhood of breast and ovarian
cancer.
- Certain genetic traits lead to a higher risk of cancer.
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