Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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How cancer can be both “cause of immune dysfunction” and an “effect of this process”.

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Cancer is the uncontrolled division or growth of the cells. Due to the uncontrolled division, a mass of cells is formed which is known as tumors. If tumor remains at their original site they are called as a benign tumor and if they migrate to a new site and affect nearby cells they are known as a malignant tumor.

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