Cancer develops when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. Although there are many kinds of cancer, they all start because of out-of-control growth of abnormal cells.
Leukaemia is cancer of the white blood cells. There are two forms of adolescent leukaemia.
Cancer that starts in the bone often starts in the end of the bones where the bone tissue forms as you grow. Occurs most in adolescence.
Unlike normal cells, tumors are clusters of cells that are capable of growing and dividing uncontrollably. Their growth is not regulated. Cancerous tumors grow rapidly, can invade and destroy nearby normal tissues, and can spread throughout the body.
Lymphoma is a general term for cancers of the lymphatic system - an important part of the body's immune system that fights disease and infection.
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