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癌症 Cancer Cancer is caused by abnormal cells that 癌症是由快速生长的异常细胞引起。您的身 grow quickly. It is normal for your body to 体以新细胞代替老细胞是正常的，但是癌细 replace old cells with new ones, but cancer 胞生长太快。 cells grow too fast. 一些癌细胞的生长可能形成肿瘤。所有肿瘤 Some cancer cells may form growths called 的体积都会增大，但是有些肿瘤生长快，有 tumors. All tumors increase in size, but some 些生长慢。 tumors grow quickly, others slowly. Types of Tumors 肿瘤的类型 • Sometimes tumors are not cancerous. • 有时肿瘤不是癌。这些肿瘤称为良性瘤。 These are called benign tumors. They 良性瘤由很象健康组织一样的细胞组成。 are made up of cells much like those of 这种肿瘤呆在一个部位，不会扩散到健康 healthy tissue. This kind of tumor stays in 的组织和器官。 one area and does not spread to healthy • 癌肿瘤也称为恶性瘤。这些肿瘤的癌细胞 tissues and organs. 通过血液和淋巴系统扩散到身体其它部 • Cancer tumors are also called malignant 位。 tumors. Cancer from these tumors 当癌扩散时，这称为转移。肿瘤称为始发部 spread through the blood and lymph 位，癌细胞经血液或淋巴系统到达身体的其 systems to other parts of the body. 它部位。 When cancer spreads, it is called metastasis. Cancer cells travel through the blood or lymph system from the tumor, called the primary site, to other parts of the body. Cancer. Simplified Chinese. 2 Types of Cancer 癌的类型 There are many kinds of cancers. 癌有许多类型。 • Carcinoma is the most common type of • 扩散性恶性肿瘤是最普通类型的癌。肺、 cancer. Lung, colon, breast and ovarian 结肠、乳房和卵巢癌经常是这一类型的癌 cancers are often this type of cancer. 症。 • Sarcoma is found in bone, cartilage, fat • 肉瘤发现于骨头、软骨、脂肪和肌肉中。 and muscle. • 淋巴瘤生长于身体免疫系统的淋巴结 • Lymphoma begins in the lymph nodes 中，包括霍奇金淋巴癌（Hodgkin’s of the body’