What is cancer?Cancer is a disease in which some of the body's cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body.
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How does cancer develop?
Cancer is a genetic disease, so it is caused by changes to genes that control the way they function. Usually the way they grow and divide.
There are 3 things that effect a persons likelihood to get cancer: Genetics-Age-Environment
Cancer cells can get into the blood stream and spread to other parts of the body, when they spread it is said they have "Metastasized"
There are 3 things that effect a persons likelihood to get cancer: Genetics-Age-Environment
Cancer cells can get into the blood stream and spread to other parts of the body, when they spread it is said they have "Metastasized"