Biology GCSE
Absence of invasion and spread
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The cells do not invade other parts of the body and do not travel in the blood to form tumours elsewhere.
Topics that use Absence of invasion and spread
- Cancer (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Benign tumour
- cancer
- Invasion of tissues
- Malignant tumour
- Membrane containment
- Secondary tumours
- Spread in the blood
- Tumour
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