Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
Cancer is a disease in which there is new growth of abnormal cells (neo-plastic cells). In cancer, cell growth is unregulated and cells continue to reproduce until they form a mass of tissue known as a tumor.
Malignant tumors grow in a disorganized fashion interrupting body functions and robbing normal cells of their food and blood supply.
Chemotherapy refers to chemical reagents used to treat cancer that have either a specific toxic effect upon the cancer cells, or that prevent the cells from reproducing.
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