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Cancer is a serious disease. Cancer makes some cells of the body grow much faster than they should. When this happens, they can kill other cells. This is a very bad thing. Different parts of the body can get cancer. Some people get cancer in the throat, for example, or in the lungs, or in the bones. Cancer can also spread to other parts of the body. Some types of cancer can be cured more easily than others. Unfortunately, there are many deaths from cancer.
My grandfather had cancer, but he got treatment and it hasn't come back.- similar words:
- tumor
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growth |
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cancerous (adj.), cancerously (adv.) |
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