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In short, no. A sclerosis is a scar left by an autoimmune mechanism. For example, in MS, the scars left on nerve fibers following autoimmune attacks on them are scleroses, cholesterol-based plaques which remain behind.

Cancer is the uncontrolled overgrowth of abnormal tissue cells. It is not the result of an autoimmune mechanism. In some cases, the causes of cancers is well known, but in many cancers, the cause is unknown. Regeneration of body cells is a normal process which occurs through cell division, cell useful life, and eventually cell death. Cancer occurs when abnormal cells divide too quickly, or when body cells "forget" how to die.

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