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Cancer: A Brief Overview

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MULTISTEPCARCINOGENESIS3)Tumor ProgressionTumors acquire ability to invade and establish distantmetastases.Characterized by chromosome instability and mutationsin oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes.Mutations may reflect selection of cells suited forneoplastic growth and may in turn increase chromosomeinstablity.

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