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1. I have myelofibrosis. My wife has read that it can turn into acute leukaemia. I have told her she’s overreacting. Am I right?
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2. What is the Karnofsky scale?
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3. What is the difference between 'stage' and 'grade'?
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4. When I read about cancer I hear about cells all the time, but just what is a cell?
last reviewed: 26.05.2006
5. What is DNA?
last reviewed: 18.10.2006
6. What is RNA?
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7. Can you tell me something about proteins?
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8. How do cells grow?
last reviewed: 25.05.2006
9. What are growth factors?
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10. What is the difference between a benign and malignant tumour?
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