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Classification & Etiological Factors of Neoplasms

Overview of the Cancer

Overview of the Cancer “Structure and Characteristics of Normal and Cancer Cells” 1.        Cancer ·          Tumors, which in the past has been used as a non-neoplastic term as used by Celsus in describing the cardinal signs of Inflammation to mean swelling but its use now is equated with Neoplasm ·          The Greek word “oncos” means “swelling” and where we get the word oncology or oncologist . ·          The word “cancer” comes from the Latin Word  for “ crab”, is a term used mainly for Malignant tumors   2.      Neoplasia ·          It derived from 2 Greek words Neos = New Plasia = Thing Formed o    Hence, Neoplasia in simple terms means the process of forming new things or simply, new growth.   “A neoplasm is an abnormal mass of tis...