AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In simple terms, cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases that develop across time and involve the uncontrolled division of the body’s cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although cancer is often referred to as a single condition, it actually consists of more than 100 different diseases. These diseases are characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer can arise in many sites and behave differently depending on its organ of origin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cancer is unchecked cell growth. Mutations in genes can cause cancer by accelerating cell division rates or inhibiting normal controls on the system, such as cell cycle arrest or programmed cell death.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are more than 200 types of cancer and we can classify cancers according to where they start in the body, such as breast cancer or lung cancer. We can also group cancer according to the type of cell they start in. There are 5 main groups.