Cancer
# Definition
Cancer means uncontrolled growth. It is a disease that is caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. 1
It can also be referred to as a tumor, 2 as well as a neoplasm.3
# Origin
The word “cancer” comes from: 4
- Greek karkinos, “a crab”
- Latin cancer, “a crab”, later, “malignant tumor”
- Old English cancer, “spreading sore, cancer”
# References
This disease results from an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. JHU - Introduction to the Biology of Cancer > ^3cbfcc ↩︎
A swelling of a part of the body caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant. JHU - Introduction to the Biology of Cancer > ^331dbd ↩︎
A new and abnormal growth of tissue in some part of the body. JHU - Introduction to the Biology of Cancer > ^1ab7e0 ↩︎
JHU - Introduction to the Biology of Cancer > Where Does the Word “Cancer” come From? ↩︎