Malignant tumours grow and spread to neighboring healthy tissues. Cells can break off and spread to other parts of the body via the bloodstream, forming secondary tumours. They are dangerous and can be fatal.
I tumori maligni crescono e si diffondono nei tessuti sani circostanti, le loro cellule possono staccarsi e diffondersi ad altre parti del corpo tramite il flusso sanguigno, formando tumori secondari. Sono pericolosi e potenzialmente fatali.
| Front | Describe the characteristics of malignant tumours. |
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| Back | Malignant tumours grow and spread to neighbouring healthy tissues. Cells can break off and spread to other parts of the body by travelling in the bloodstream. The malignant cells than invade healthy tissues elsewhere in the body and form secondary tumours. Malignant tumours are dangerous and can be fatal - they are cancers. |
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