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What is metastasis?

Options

  1. AThe growth of malignant tumors
  2. BThe growth of benign tumors
  3. CThe transfer of cells from one site to another
  4. DThe competition for vital nutrients

Correct answer

C. The transfer of cells from one site to another

Step-by-step solution

In cancer cells, there is a breakdown of the regulatory mechanisms that control cell growth and differentiation in our body. This is the main cause of cancer. Malignant tumors are a mass of proliferating cells that grow rapidly, invading and damaging the surrounding normal tissues. Normal cells show a property called contact inhibition, which means that contact with other cells inhibits their uncontrolled growth. Cancer cells have lost this property.Malignant tumors are a mass of proliferating cells that grow rapid

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