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What is cancer in general?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Cancer is the mutation of ordinary cells, usually swelling them and making them deformed. This is what creates the tumor. Cancer is mainly dangerous because the tumors it creates cover up vital areas of the body and stop them working correctly, causing malfucntions.

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