What is cancer?

Instructions

Match the names to the descriptions.

melanoma

More dangerous than BCC but less common. These grow in weeks to months and may spread by metastasis to other parts of the body.

squamous cell carcinoma

A mass of cells growing out of control.

basal cell carcinoma

Cancer cells that remain in the tissue that they formed in.

tumour

Cancer cells that move into other tissues.

malignant

The most common form of skin cancer but the least dangerous. They are slow growing and rarely spread to other parts of the body.

benign

The most dangerous form of skin cancer but the rarest. It can spread rapidly to other parts of the body.

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