Cancer 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHealthy livingGCSEAQA Created by: magnus29tCreated on: 26-03-22 11:33 How do cancers form? Cancers form as a result of uncontrolled cell growth and division 1 of 7 What are the two types of tumours? Benign and Malignant 2 of 7 What's a benign tumour? Benign tumours are growths of abnormal cells contained by a membrane. They don't invade other parts of the body. 3 of 7 What is a malignant tumour? Malignant tumours are cancer. They can spread around the body in the blood to form secondary tumours. 4 of 7 Name two cancer treatments. Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy 5 of 7 What is Radiotherapy? Radiotherapy is when targeted doses of radiation destroy the cancer cells. It stopes mitosis in cancer cells but can also damage healthy cells. 6 of 7 What is Chemotherapy? Chemotherapy uses chemicals to stop the cancer calls dividing or make them 'self-destruct'. 7 of 7
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