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andreyandreev [35.5K]
3 years ago
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Cancer is named based on the types of cells or tissues where it

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Delvig [45]3 years ago
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Answer:

<u>The naming of cancers depends on both the factors.</u>

Explanation:

Different  type of cancers are named on the basis of location of its origin.

-carcinoma, -sarcoma, -blastoma are the terms used as suffix, with the Latin or Greek word for the organ or tissue from where it had originated.

For example: Breast cancer is known as Ductal carcinoma of Breasts.  

[<u> because it initiates from the tubes(ducts) that carry milk from breasts to the nipples, and carcinoma as suffix</u> ]

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