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    IS IT SAFE TO EAT? PART VII NEOPLASIA

    Aug 03, 2020 5 minutes
    WRITTEN BY ~ COREY CARSTON

    This may be because we have heard about it on various medical programmes. Some of us unfortunately will have dealt with it directly or have had friends or family who have been affected by it. So what is neoplasia?

    Neo means ‘new’ and plasia means ‘growth’ so neoplasia is the abnormal growth of a tissue. The resulting growth is called a tumour – and a tumour is more commonly known as cancer.

    The cells that make up organs and tissues wear out and die and are replaced with normal cells. This is a constant process and it is done by the adjacent normal cells dividing beside the cells that need replacing. This uninterrupted process is essential for the normal health of tissues and organs. Interference to

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