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The Cancer Handbook (Professional Edition
Cancer (medical term: malignant neoplasm) is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, and do not invade or metastasize. Most cancers form a tumor but some, like leukemia, do not. The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is oncology.
Topic included:
1 Introduction to Cancer
2 Classification
3 Signs and symptoms
4 Causes
4.1 Mutation: chemical carcinogens
4.2 Mutation: ionizing radiation
4.3 Viral or bacterial infection
4.4 Hormonal imbalances
4.5 Immune system dysfunction
4.6 Heredity
4.7 Other causes