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What is the anatomical name for a tumor?
What is the anatomical name for a tumor?
What is the leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organization?
What is the leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organization?
What percentage of cancer deaths are recorded in low- and middle-economic countries?
What percentage of cancer deaths are recorded in low- and middle-economic countries?
What is the expected global cancer burden in terms of new cancer cases by 2030, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer?
What is the expected global cancer burden in terms of new cancer cases by 2030, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer?
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What is a characteristic of cancer cells?
What is a characteristic of cancer cells?
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What is the estimated number of cancer deaths worldwide in 2015, according to the World Health Organization?
What is the estimated number of cancer deaths worldwide in 2015, according to the World Health Organization?
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What is a characteristic of cancer cells?
What is a characteristic of cancer cells?
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What is the process by which a cancer cell creates new blood vessels to feed itself?
What is the process by which a cancer cell creates new blood vessels to feed itself?
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What is the main source of genetic variation in addition to mechanisms such as sexual reproduction and genetic drift?
What is the main source of genetic variation in addition to mechanisms such as sexual reproduction and genetic drift?
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What is the result of DNA altered by mutation during DNA replication?
What is the result of DNA altered by mutation during DNA replication?
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How do cancer viruses, such as human papilloma viruses, change cells?
How do cancer viruses, such as human papilloma viruses, change cells?
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What is a characteristic of the nuclei of cancer cells?
What is a characteristic of the nuclei of cancer cells?
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What is the name of the type of cancer that originates in connective cells and tissues of the body?
What is the name of the type of cancer that originates in connective cells and tissues of the body?
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What is the name of the type of cancer that originates in the skin, lungs, breasts, pancreas, and other cell lining?
What is the name of the type of cancer that originates in the skin, lungs, breasts, pancreas, and other cell lining?
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What are the two main types of Lymphoma?
What are the two main types of Lymphoma?
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What is the name of the type of cancer that originates in pigment-containing cells?
What is the name of the type of cancer that originates in pigment-containing cells?
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How many types of Sarcoma are there?
How many types of Sarcoma are there?
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What is the name of the type of cancer that originates in infection-fighting lymphocyte cells?
What is the name of the type of cancer that originates in infection-fighting lymphocyte cells?
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