Neoplasm
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| + | "[[Human]]s on the Earth behave in some ways like a [[pathogenic]] organism, or like the cells of a [[neoplasm|tumour]] or neoplasm. We have grown in numbers and disturbance to [[Gaia hypothesis|Gaia]], to the point where our presence is perceptibly disturbing ... the human species is now so numerous as to constitute a serious planetary malady. Gaia is suffering from Disseminated Primatemaia, a [[plague]] of people." --''[[Healing Gaia]]'' (1991) by James Lovelock, p. 153 | ||
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| - | '''Neoplasm''' (from [[Ancient Greek]] νεο- ''neo-'' "new" and πλάσμα ''plasma'' "formation, creation"), also commonly referred to as a '''tumor''' or '''tumour''',<ref>{{Cite book | author = Cooper GM | title = Elements of human cancer | year = 1992 | publisher = Jones and Bartlett Publishers | location = Boston | isbn = 978-0-86720-191-8 | pages =16 | url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=M_k-NbntrEgC&pg=PA16 }}</ref> is an abnormal growth of tissue.<ref name=D2000>{{cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=Elizabeth J.|title=Dorland's Illustrated medical dictionary.|date=2000|publisher=Saunders|location=Philadelphia|isbn=0721662544|page=1184|edition=29th }}</ref> This abnormal growth usually but not always forms a mass.<ref>{{cite book|title=Stedman's medical dictionary|date=2006|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|location=Philadelphia|isbn=0781733901|page=Neoplasm|edition=28th ed.}}</ref> | + | '''Neoplasm''' (from [[Ancient Greek]] νεο- ''neo-'' "new" and πλάσμα ''plasma'' "formation, creation"), also commonly referred to as a '''tumor''' or '''tumour''', is an abnormal growth of tissue. This abnormal growth usually but not always forms a mass. |
| The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) classifies neoplasms into four main groups: [[Benign tumor|benign neoplasm]]s, [[in situ neoplasms]], [[malignant neoplasms]], and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior. | The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) classifies neoplasms into four main groups: [[Benign tumor|benign neoplasm]]s, [[in situ neoplasms]], [[malignant neoplasms]], and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior. | ||
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"Humans on the Earth behave in some ways like a pathogenic organism, or like the cells of a tumour or neoplasm. We have grown in numbers and disturbance to Gaia, to the point where our presence is perceptibly disturbing ... the human species is now so numerous as to constitute a serious planetary malady. Gaia is suffering from Disseminated Primatemaia, a plague of people." --Healing Gaia (1991) by James Lovelock, p. 153 |
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Neoplasm (from Ancient Greek νεο- neo- "new" and πλάσμα plasma "formation, creation"), also commonly referred to as a tumor or tumour, is an abnormal growth of tissue. This abnormal growth usually but not always forms a mass.
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies neoplasms into four main groups: benign neoplasms, in situ neoplasms, malignant neoplasms, and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior.
See also
- Cancer epigenetics
- Carcinogenesis
- Colorectal cancer
- Carcinoma
- DNA damage (naturally occurring)
- Epigenetics
- Gene silencing
- Genome instability
- Oncology
- Somatic evolution in cancer
