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We all have tumors in our bodies, not cancer. Cancer is when the tumor metastasizes, and begins to grow out of control. Perhaps instead of hoping for a silver
by Read_the_Genes 15y ago
We all have tumors in our bodies, not cancer. Cancer is when the tumor metastasizes, and begins to grow out of control.
Perhaps instead of hoping for a silver bullet to cure cancer, determine when/if your body is full of tumors, and do everything you can to prevent them from accumulating any more DNA damage.
- nitrogen 15y agoI think one of us may be confused about the definition of metastasis. From (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metastasis http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metastasis) it appears that metastasis typically happens after a cancerous tumor has been around for a while, when some cancerous cells escape the tumor and start dividing elsewhere.