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What is Cancer?   Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer develops when the body's normal control mechanism stops working. Old cells do not die and instead grow out of control, forming new, abnormal cells. These extra cells may form a mass of tissue, called a tumor. Some cancers, such as leukemia, do not form tumors. Each one of us is born with a potential for cancer. One can not "catch" it is one would an infection or a cold. When the programming of a cell or a group of cells is affected, growth may become uncontrolled. Some of the factors that can alter the code are chronic irritation, tobacco, smoke and dust, radioactive substances, age, sex, race and heredity. While one cannot control many of these factors, need to be aware of the ones we can control of Prevention is definitively better than treatment of cancer. What is the difference between normal and malignant cells? Normal cells grow in a well regulated pattern. When...