I know what a tumor is, but can someone explain what terminal cancer is and what is it about cancer that can kill/ cause permanent damage to your body?
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Cancer is defined as ‘unregulated cell growth’.
Basically, some cells stop working correctly, and instead of dying or dividing as they are meant to, they constantly grow and grow.
If this is near or inside an important organ, this can damage the organ directly, or take away space and nutrients the organ needs to work properly. When it stops working, you die.
The reason cancer is so deadly though is because it can metastasise. This means that cells can break off the main lump and end up elsewhere – making the chance of some ending up inside or near an important organ very high.
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