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'''Cancer''' is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity.  It keeps pathologists busy.
'''Cancer''' is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity.  It keeps pathologists busy.


This article deals with general concepts in cancer.  Specific forms of cancer are described by the site from which they arise.  This article discusses ''cancers of unknown primary''.
This article deals with general concepts in cancer.  Specific forms of cancer are described in the site from which they arise, e.g. esophageal cancer is dealt with in the ''[[esophagus]]'' article.  This article discusses ''cancers of unknown primary''.


==Definition of cancer==
==Definition of cancer==