cancer Flashcards
1
Q
what are the two different types of tumours?
A
benign and malignant
2
Q
what tumour is dangerous?
A
malignant
3
Q
why are benign not cancerous?
A
the group of cells stay in one area
4
Q
why are malignant tumours dangerous?
A
do not stay in one place and can spread to other parts of body
5
Q
what are the risk factors that increase the chance of developing cancer?
A
smoking, obesity and you can get cancer from radiation, alcohol, could inherit bad genes
