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Ch. 11 Sec. 4
Cancer
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Science
7th Grade
10/23/2012
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Define cancer.
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A disease in which cells grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging parts of the body around them.
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Define mutation.
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Damage that causes a change
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Define tumor.
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A mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow controllably
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What is Chemotherapy?
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The use of drugs to treat a disease.
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What are ways to prevent cancer?
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Eat healthy, don't smoke, exercise, protect your skin from the sun.
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