the common name for a malignant tumour, formed as a result of changes in cells that lead to uncontrolled growth and division
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Carcinogens
agents that cause cancer or significantly increase the risk of developing cancer
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Casual mechanism
something that explains how one factor influences another
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Correlation
an apparent link or relationship between two factors
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Ionising radiation
has enough energy to cause ionisation in the materials it passes through, which in turn can make them biologically active and may result in mutation and cancer
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Malignant tumours
invade neighbouring tissues and spread to different parts of the body in the blood where they form secondary tumours. They are also known as cancers
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Tumour
a mass of abnormally growing cells that forms when the cells do not respond to the normal mechanisms that control growth and when control of the cell cycle is lost
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agents that cause cancer or significantly increase the risk of developing cancer
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Carcinogens
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something that explains how one factor influences another
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an apparent link or relationship between two factors
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Card 5
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has enough energy to cause ionisation in the materials it passes through, which in turn can make them biologically active and may result in mutation and cancer
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