OLCreate: HEAT_NCD_ET_1.0 Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 3. Cancers: Figure 3.2 (a) Cells in the body are usually well organised into tissues and do not grow beyond their normal boundaries. (b) Cancer cells grow uncontrollably, forming a mass with undefined boundaries. (Source: The Open University, 2008, Understanding Cancers, SK123, Figure 2.1, p.22)

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Figure 3.2 (a) Cells in the body are usually well organised into tissues and do not grow beyond their normal boundaries. (b) Cancer cells grow uncontrollably, forming a mass with undefined boundaries. (Source: The Open University, 2008, Understanding Cancers, SK123, Figure 2.1, p.22)

3.2 What is a cancer?

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