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About Irish Society Cancer
The human body consists of trillions of cells, all of which are growing, dividing and dying every day. Our bodies keep normal cells under very strict control. They are told when to grow, when to divide and when to die.
Cells become cancer cells when they get out of control. Cancer cells grow and divide more quickly than normal cells. They also don’t die like normal cells.
With more than 200 different cell types in our bodies and so many ways in which they can change, there are thousands of different cancers.
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