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Cancer

Cancer arises from the transformation of normal cells into tumor cells in a multi-stage process that generally progresses from a pre-cancerous lesion to a malignant tumor that occur as a result of a person’s genetic factors. It is estimated that one in three people will get cancer in their lifetime, the fact that more people than ever before live full lives after undergoing cancer treatment shows just how successful cancer treatments can be.

In cancer, the type of cancer that arises depends on where it develops in the body. For example, breast cancer that begins in the breast is still breast cancer even if it spreads to other body parts.