Chapter 26, Problem 26.3.14AYLO

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The risk factors, detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancer.

Introduction:

Cancer can be defined as the uncontrolled growth and proliferation of cells that compete with the normal cells for nutrition, space and eventually cause the death of normal cells. Cancer can be of different types depending upon the type of cells, organ affected and stage. The spreading of cancer to other places in the body is called metastasis.