Friday 5th September
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 What increases the risk of getting cancer?
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    1. What are the other risk factors apart from lifestyle risk factors?
      • There are also genetic risk factors for some cancers.
    2. In terms of cells what is cancer?
      • Cancer is the result of changes in Cells that lead to uncontrolled growth and division.
    3. What are benign tumours?
      • Benign tumours are growths of abnormal Cells which are contained in one area, usually within a membrane.
    4. Can benign tumours cause cancer to spread around the body?
      • No, benign tumours do not invade other parts of the body.
    5. What are malignant tumours?
      • Malignant tumour Cells are cancers.
    6. How do malignant tumours form secondary tumours?
      • Malignant tumours invade neighbouring tissues and spread to different parts of the body in the blood where they form secondary tumours.
    7. What are the main risk factors for various types of cancer?
      • The lifestyle risk factors for cancer can include, smoking, drinking alcohol, obesity and excessive exposure to sunlight.