Bone Marrow – Blood Cell Creation and Cancer

Introduction

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells whose DNA expression has been damaged. Cancerous cells divide continuously, replacing normal tissue. Cancer, or neoplasms, new and abnormal tissue growth in some part of the body, can be benign or malignant.

While benign cancers remain localized to their originating tissue, malignant cancers can spread to other organs. Secondary growths or metastases are a serious complication of any anticancer therapy. A tumor is any clump of cells that fills up space and may or may not be malignant.

Benign growths or tumors usually are denoted by the suffix “-oma.” For instance, an adenoma is a …read more