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The human body produces about 500 billion new cells each day. Sometimes
defective cells are formed which start to multiply very fast. Cancer
occurs when the carefully controlled processes of cell division and
differentiation become disrupted in this way. Cells grow independently
and invade surrounding tissues to form a tumour, which ultimately
causes death unless the process is reversed through surgery or other
treatments.
Cancer cells can also spread from the original tumour to other parts
of the body, where secondary tumours form. This is called metastasis.
Cancer accounts for about 20% of all deaths in developed countries
and is the second most common cause of death after heart disease.
Specific patterns of cancer vary widely throughout the world. In Britain,
as in most Westernised countries, deaths from cancer seem to have
risen since the 1950s.
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