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All cancers are characterized by uncontrollable cell growth and division, and when untreated, are fatal. Cancers that occur in childhood are usually more malignant than those developed later in life.
Why do you suppose there is a higher degree of malignancy in childhood?
Why are childhood cancers more likely to have a hereditary predisposition than adult onset cancers?
What mechanism has gone awry when cancer develops?
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Running Head: CHILDREN AND CANCER CONTAINS
Children and Cancer Contains
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Childhood cancers are often aggressive and progress more quickly in comparison to adult
cancers. The higher malignancy in childhood is as a result of the growth rate of the tumors.
Childhood tumors tend to grow and progress rapidly and most of them are diagnosed later at
advanced stages than adult cancers. When pediatric cancers are being diagnosed, 80% would
have spread to other parts of the ...
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