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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Cancer is a group of diseases or genetic disorders that cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control.
Specific Cancers Cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases characterized by an abnormal growth of cells that destroys body tissue instead of building up and repairing it.
Cancer cells are very aggressive and they take all the body’s nutrients for themselves and other normal cells begin to die.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Cancer cells exploit angiogenesis and generate blood vessel formation to gain the nutrients and growth factors needed for continued growth and motility throughout the body.
Cancer cells are generally incapable of stimulating an effective immune response and are, therefore, able to multiply unchecked.
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Billie Kirgan,
Machinist
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Invasive breast cancer is a type of disease in which the cancerous cells have invaded through the wall of the duct or lobule into the adjacent breast tissue or fat.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Cancer is caused by genetic mutations that disrupt this regulatory network, leading to the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.
Cancer is a phenomena in which cells begin to reproduce at an increased rate and with higher rates of mutation.
Cancer cells are some of the most rapidly reproducing cells in the body, but other cells, such as those which contribute to the formation of hair shafts and nails, are also rapidly reproducing.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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There was no cancer left in my breast but some microscopic cells were found in my lymph glands.
If cancer cells remain, patients will probably receive more systemic chemotherapy.
Oxygen destroys cancer cells as well as bacteria and viruses invading the body.
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