cancer · disease
a change when cells grow more than usual and differ from normal in structure or function
Examples
- In 2018, a melanoma tumor in James Watson's lung grew rapidly, displacing healthy tissue. biology
- The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone saw uncontrolled plant growth after human management ceased in 1986. ecology
- A software bug in the Therac-25 radiation therapy machine caused abnormal dose outputs in 1986. engineering
Emergence
through: cells increase in number beyond normal growth patterns and differ in behavior or form from typical cells, disrupting regular tissue function
- uncontrolled proliferation
- abnormal cellular morphology
- tissue invasion potential
Chain to foundations
as tree
- cancerL17
- cellL16
- matterL1
- lifeL15
- matterL1 (shown above)
- energyL0 (shown above)
- patternL0 (shown above)
- changeL1
- keepL5
- persistL1
- controlL4
- patternL0 (shown above)
- timeL0 (shown above)
- boundaryL2
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- differenceL1
- patternL0 (shown above)
- changeL1 (shown above)
- othersL2
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- timeL0 (shown above)
- patternL0 (shown above)
- differenceL1 (shown above)
- changeL1 (shown above)
- persistL1 (shown above)
- setsL3
- patternL0 (shown above)
- othersL2 (shown above)
- boundaryL2 (shown above)
- differenceL1 (shown above)
- makeL4
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- stateL2
- persistL1 (shown above)
- stateL2 (shown above)
- timeL0 (shown above)
- useL6
- maintenanceL14
- workL3
- parameterL4
- windowL7
- holdL13
- insideL5 (shown above)
- boundaryL2 (shown above)
- growthL2
- differenceL1 (shown above)
- changeL1 (shown above)
- increaseL3
- usualL2
- cellL16
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Relations
| is-a | health.condition | cancer is a health condition |