How Does Breast Cancer Kill. On november 23 2011 i was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer the malignant tumor was about two inches long and tucked into the inner curve of my right breast. It produces very early cells called stem cells which then develop into new blood cells.
Cancer can spread to the bone marrow the matter in the center of large bones that makes new blood cells. First cancer cells metabolize i e. Eat other cells in the body thus causing tissue damage to whatever they happen to be growing in.
Cancer cells can affect the bone marrow.
Last all tissues have functions and the function of a tissue is lost because it is composed of cancer cells that can be very bad. Cancer can kill when tumors affect the function of major organs. Colorectal cancer is expected to kill more than 51 000 people in 2010. When the cancer affects the bone marrow it stops producing healthy blood cells.
