Primary and Secondary cancer Flashcards by Jorja Walsh | Brainscape

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What is Primary cancer?

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Primary cancer is where the cancer is originally formed in the body

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What is secondary cancer?

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The tumour (primary cancer) can break and form other small tumours which can spread to other parts of the body which is the secondary cancer

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