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6 lip 2023 · To the simplest definition of cancer as a disease of uncontrolled proliferation of cells, our definition adds in the adjective "transformed" to capture the many tumorigenic processes that...
1 lis 2023 · We propose a revised definition of cancer: Cancer is a disease of uncontrolled proliferation by transformed cells subject to evolution by natural selection. We believe this definition captures the essence of the majority of previous and current definitions.
Define the term neoplasia and explain how tumours are named. Describe how a neoplasm grows and spreads and state the sites to which the common ones tend to go. Definitions - Neoplasm Part 1 of 11. The term neoplasm refers to the tumour mass itself. The process that occurs to produce a neoplasm is called neoplasia.
A tumor, or mass of cells, formed of these abnormal cells may remain within the tissue in which it originated (a condition called in situ cancer), or it may begin to invade nearby tissues (a condition called invasive cancer).
1 gru 2008 · Abstract. Tumours are classified according to the most differentiated cells with the exception of carcinomas where a few tumour cells show neuroendocrine differentiation. In this case these...
1 lip 2020 · Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, despite advances in diagnosis and treatment choices brought about by cancer research. Cancer can have a serious impact on people...
The defining feature of malignant tumours is the ability of cells to migrate through adjacent tissue and eventually to colonise distant sites. This process of metastasis is poorly understood at the molecular level. It remains essentially untreatable and is the major cause of cancer death.
