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An increase in the number of cells in a tissue caused by an increase in the rate of cell division.
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hyperplasia
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A mass of cell derived from a single cell that began to divide at an abnormally high rate.
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tumor
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An increase in the number of cells in a tissue caused by an increase in the rate of cell division.
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A mass of cell derived from a single cell that began to divide at an abnormally high rate.
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Abnormal changes in the shape and/or organization of cells; may precede the development of cancer.
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A malignant, invasive disease in which cells become abnormal and divide uncontrollably; may spread throughout the body.
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A cancer tumor that remains entirely in one place.
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The spread of cancer from one organ or location to another not directly connected to it.
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A mass of cells that has metastasized to become invasive cancer.
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Regulatory gene that promotes cell growth, differentiation, division, or adhesion; may contribute to cancer if it becomes mutated or damaged in such a way that it is turned on all the time.
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A mutated or damaged proto-oncogene that contributes to cancer.
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Regulatory genes that under normal conditions apply the brakes to unchecked cell growth, division, differentiation, and adhesion.
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A class of gene that normally is involved in DNA repair during DNA replication; may contribute to cancer because errors in DNA replication may not be corrected.
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Cancer-causing agent.
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Least common but most dangerous form of skin cancer.
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The use of therapeutic drugs to selectively kill cancer cells.
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Treatments that promote the general responsiveness of the immune system so that it can fight cancer more effectively.
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A small benign growth that develops from the colon lining.
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General term for cancers of the lymphoid tissues.
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Cancer of the cells that form white blood cells, resulting in overproduction of abnormal white blood cells.
