Nutrition
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Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Cancer is a disease characterized by abnormal cell division. It occurs when cells in a region of the body proliferate in an uncontrolled manner, the excess tissue that develops is called a tumor or neoplasm.
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