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Overview of the Cancer
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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...