cancer Word Scramble
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Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs. | Accurately diagnosing cancer can take weeks or months. As cancer often develops slowly over several years. |
The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs. | You shouldn't have to wait more than two weeks to see a specialist if your GP suspects you have cancer and urgently refers you. |
More than one in three people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. In the UK, the four most common types of cancer are | Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. |
Cancer sometimes begins in one part of the body before spreading to other areas. This process is known as metastasis | Tobacco use is the cause of about 22% of cancer deaths |
But in many cases your symptoms won't be related to cancer and will be caused by other, non-cancerous health conditions. | Another 10 percent is due to obesity, poor diet, lack of physical activity, and excessive drinking of alcohol. |
Making some simple changes to your lifestyle can significantly reduce your risk of developing cancer. | In 2015 about 90.5 million people had cancer. |
Surgery is the first treatment to try for most types of cancer, as solid tumours can usually be surgically removed. | Smallpox was most likely the first disease people tried to prevent by inoculation and was the first disease for which a vaccine was produced. |
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