A cancer cell is a type of abnormal cell that divides uncontrollably and can invade nearby tissues or spread to other parts of the body through blood and lymph systems.
Imagine you're at a party with music playing. Normally, everyone dances to the beat (normal cells dividing in an orderly manner). But then someone starts dancing wildly off-beat, bumping into others, causing chaos - this person represents a cancer cell disrupting normal bodily functions.
Tumor: This is an abnormal mass of tissue resulting from uncontrolled division of cells. It can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
Metastasis: This refers to when cancer cells break away from their original location and spread to other parts of the body via blood or lymph systems.
Oncogene: This is a gene that has potential to cause cancer. In normal conditions it helps regulate cell growth but when mutated or expressed at high levels it can help turn a normal cell into a cancerous one.
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