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Cancer Assignment: Tumours Explained

The document outlines an assignment focused on cancer, requiring students to compare malignant and benign tumors by identifying four characteristics of each. It includes questions about metastasis, cell cycle regulation, the definition of cancer, and the relative threat level of malignant versus benign tumors. Students are instructed to use both a textbook and the internet for their research.

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Cancer Assignment: Tumours Explained

The document outlines an assignment focused on cancer, requiring students to compare malignant and benign tumors by identifying four characteristics of each. It includes questions about metastasis, cell cycle regulation, the definition of cancer, and the relative threat level of malignant versus benign tumors. Students are instructed to use both a textbook and the internet for their research.

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Cancer Assignment
Use the textbook and the internet to complete the following questions and activity.

Malignant Tumours compared to Benign Tumours

Complete the following table using page 30 in the text book. Make sure to include 4 characteristics for each

Characteristics of a Benign Tumour Characteristics of a Malignant Tumour (cancer)

What is ‘metastasis’? How does this word relate to cancer?

How is the cell cycle regulated?

What is cancer?

Is cancer (a malignant tumour) always more life threatening than a benign tumour? Explain.

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