Cancer
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Nursing and Public Health
RAS ID
2617
Abstract
Cancer is the collective name for a group of diseases that cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Cancer is basically a disease of the body's cells, and starts in the genes. Genes control a body's ability to constantly make new cells, enabling growth, replacement of worn-out cells, and healing of damaged cells. All cancers are caused by amage to genes. A small number of people may inherit a damaged gene from a parent when they are born, but usually the damage occurs during a person's lifetime.
Comments
Kirov, E. , Francis, J. , & Thomson, N. J. (2003). Cancer. In Thomson, Neil (Eds.). The health of indigenous Australians (pp. 207-223). Location: Oxford University Press. Available here.