Cancer

• Uncontrolled growth and division that occur in cells and make a tumour

  • benign- where tumour grows until no more room- stays in one place this isn’t normally dangerous or cancerous
  • malignant- grows and spreads to healthy tissues travel in Blood stream and form secondary tumours
• Risk factors genetics-

  • inherit faulty genes that make you more likely to get cancer
• Risk factors lifestyle

  • smoking- lung cancer
  • obesity- kidney cancer
  • uv exposure- skin cancer
  • viral infection- liver cancer by sharing needles or unprotected sex