Introduction of cancer

Hippocrates(460-370 BC),the Father of Medicine,was the one who is credited for the word cancer. He used the term carcinos and carcinoma for describing non-ulcer forming and ulcer forming tumour.
Later Roman physician, Celsus(28-50BC), translated the greek word term into cancer, the Latin term for crab. Galen used the term oncos to describe a cancer, now from oncos the word oncology was derived.
Cancer is the abnormal uncontrolled growth of cell which exceeds and is uncoordinated with the normal growth of cell.It can spread to and affect any parts of the body through the blood and lymphatic system.

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