Cancer begins when normal cells stop following the body's usual rules for growth, repair, and replacement. This video explains the basic biology of cancer in plain language so viewers can better understand how mesothelioma develops and why it behaves differently from many other cancers.
Asbestos attorney Justinian C. Lane breaks down the difference between benign and malignant growths, how cancer cells can spread, and why understanding cancer basics matters when learning about asbestos-related diseases.
You'll learn:
• How normal cell growth is supposed to work
• What makes a tumor cancerous
• The difference between benign and malignant tumors
• How cancer can spread through the body
• Why cancer basics help explain mesothelioma
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This video is part of the Understanding Mesothelioma playlist from Asbestos Claims Law.
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