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{{SeeWikipedia|Cancer}} | {{SeeWikipedia|Cancer}} | ||
'''Cancer''', known scientifically as a ''Malignant neoplasm'', is a disease in which affected cells can display three of the following properties: | '''Cancer''', known scientifically as a ''Malignant neoplasm'', is a disease in which affected cells can display three of the following properties: | ||
*Uncontrollable cellular reproduction above normal rates (this forms a ''Malignant tumor''); | *Uncontrollable cellular reproduction above normal rates (this forms a ''Malignant tumor''); | ||
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*Metastasis, a state in which affected cells spread throughout the body through the blood. | *Metastasis, a state in which affected cells spread throughout the body through the blood. | ||
Cancer ceased to be commonplace in the Human genome by the 22nd century, though cases appeared from time to time as far as the 26th century. However, these could be treated easily by this time.<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', page 81</ref> | Cancer ceased to be commonplace in the Human genome by the 22nd century, though cases appeared from time to time as far as the 26th century. However, these could be treated easily by this time.<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', page 81</ref> | ||