Tumours
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A tumour is a mass of new tissue growth that does not react to
normal controls or the organizing influence of other tissues, and it has no
useful function in the body. This applies to both types of ,
malignant and benign. Malignant, also known as, cancerous , are
additionally defined by their inv ....
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.... always kills (unless treated) because of its
invasive and metastatic characteristics. The tumour grows locally by
spreading into surrounding tissues. Solid tumours, which develop in the
breast, colon, lung, and other organs, contain an inner core with high
pressure zones that compress and collapse blood vessels, often preventing
the penetration of blood-borne cancer treatments. It spreads to distant
sites by the breaking off of malignant cells, which move through the blood
and lymphatic sy ....
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