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12 Biology Human Health and Disease - Set No : 55 Question No :2

Question No : 2
               The cancer of the epithelial cells is called     

                a)          Leukaemia          b)          Lipoma     

                c)          Sarcoma          d)          Carcinoma     

Answer No : 2
     (d)The cancer of epithelial cells is called carcinoma. It is a tumour that arises in the tissue that line the body’s organ like the nose, the colon, the penis, breast, etc. About 80% of all cancers are carcinomas. Leukaemia are cancers of blood or blood terming organ. Sarcoma originates in mesodermal tissue like bone, connective tissue muscle, cartilage, fibrous tissue or fat.      

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