Cancer develops when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. Although there are many kinds of cancer, they all start because of out-of-control growth of abnormal cells.

To find out more about the different types of caner and their treatment visit the following websites.

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org

http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk

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