Cancer as a disease with multiple manifestations from "summary" of EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES IN PB by Siddhartha Mukherjee
To understand cancer as a disease with multiple manifestations is to recognize its protean nature. Cancer is not a single entity; rather, it is a constellation of diseases that share fundamental characteristics. These characteristics include uncontrolled growth, invasion of surrounding tissues, and the ability to spread to distant organs. Despite these common features, cancer can manifest in various ways depending on the type of cell in which it originates and the genetic mutations that drive its growth. One way to conceptualize cancer's multiple manifestations is through the lens of its cellular origins. Different types of cells in the body have distinct functions and vulnerabilities, making them more or less susceptible to cancerous transformation. For example, cancer that arises in the skin (melanoma) is fundamentally different from cancer that originates in the breast (breast cancer) or the blood (leukemia). Each of these cancers has its own unique biology, clinical presentation, a...
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