The human body is made up of trillions of living cells, each one growing and dividing at a normal pace, but when damage is done to a person's DNA, their cells begin to grow at a rapid, out-of-control pace which in turn, causes cancer. Instead of the normal, "grow, divide, die" routine that most cells have, cancerous cells keep growing, and they form abnormal cells that can invade other tissues in the body. ...

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