Hersey Vocab Cancer
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| benign | tumor that is not cancerous
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| malignant | cancerous tumor
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| carcinogen | a chemical that may cause cancer
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| cancer | uncontrolled cell division that produces abnormal cells
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| tumor | a growth of cells that produces a mass or tissue
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| metastasis | when tumors spread from one part of the body to another part of the body
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| non-invasive | when a tumor does not spread to other organs
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| invasive | when a tumor grows/spreads to other organs
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| contact inhibition | a cells stops replicating when it contacts another cell.
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| diagnosis | the process of identifying an illness
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| biopsy | a procedure that involves the removal of a tissue sample, viewing it under a microscope, and checking for cancer cells. It is the only way to determine if a person has cancer.
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| radiation | x-rays used to kill cancer cells
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| chemotherapy | chemicals used to kill cancer cells
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| symptoms | traits/features a person experiences that help a doctor determine whether or not they have a disease.
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