OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
CELL BIOLOGY
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Question
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Which process is directly responsible for production of SECONDARY tumours?
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metastatsis
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emergence of oncogenes from proto-oncogenes
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exposure to mutagens
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increased cell division
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sometimes cells break away from the primary cancer and are carried in the bloodstream or through the lymphatic system to another part of the body. The cancer cells may settle in that part of the body and form a new tumour. If this happens, the new tumour is called a secondary cancer or a metastasis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Listen to pronunciation. (meh-TAS-tuh-sis) The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -The process by which cancer cells spread to other parts of the body is called metastasis.
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