Pathophysiology For The Health Professions - E- Book
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To explain: The reason why the liver is a common site of secondary cancer.
Concept introduction: Cancer is a condition of the body where the cell starts to proliferate in an uncontrolled way. In this condition, the older cells in the body will not decease, instead they undergo uncontrolled growth and kill the normal cells present in the body. There are many types of cancer in humans.
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