AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy · 8465

Cancer and Cellular Growth

What you need to know

Describe cancer as the direct result of biological changes in cells that lead to unregulated and uncontrolled cell growth and division.
Explain the formation of tumors and differentiate between benign tumors (which remain stationary) and malignant tumors (which constitute cancer).
Detail how malignant tumors can invade neighboring tissues and spread via the bloodstream to generate secondary tumors across the body.