1. A disease characterized by the unrestrained growth of abnormal cells on or in tissues of the body – Cancer.
2. A cancer that affects the connective tissue, supportive tissue, and blood vessels - Sarcoma.
3. A cancer that affects the skin and tissues that cover or line the organs - Carcinoma
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4. A cancer that affects the tissues of the lymphatic system radiation - Lymphoma
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5. Cancer-causing agents that transform normal cells into cancer cells - Carcinogen.
6. A type of therapy used to destroy abnormal cells by directing radioactive rays at the diseased tissue – Radiation.
7. A type of therapy that destroys cells by injecting anticancer drugs directly into the affected tissue – Chemotherapy.
Cancer is a group of related diseases that occurs when abnormal cells in the body undergo rapid uncontrolled proliferation and spread into surrounding tissue. Cancer is grouped into five main types based on the type of cell they start in. They are (i) Carcinoma; cancer that affects the skin or in tissues that cover internal organs. (ii) Sarcoma; cancer that affects the connective or supportive tissues. (iii) Leukaemia; cancer that affects blood forming tissue such as the bone marrow. (iv) Lymphoma and myeloma; cancer that affects the cells of the immune system and (v) Central nervous system cancers.
