Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal, mutated cells that can spread throughout the body.

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How do cancer cells behave differently from healthy ones? – George ZaidanTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmFEoCFDi-w

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Additional insights we found via TED-Ed

1. Cancer cells have mutations in their DNA that allow uncontrolled growth and division. LikeShare Finding
2. Such abnormal cells can evade the usual immune response machinery that would weed them out.LikeShare Finding
3. When these abnormal cells collect, they can form lumps of tissue called tumors. If the cells then spread to surrounding tissue or migrate to other parts of the body and form new tumors, that is called metastasis.LikeShare Finding

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• Cancer