Three patients meet in the waiting room of an oncology practice. Ronald has a type of skin cancer; Farrah has cancer in a mucous membrane; and Isabella has cancer in her stomach lining. These patients all have what kind of cancer?

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Three patients meet in the waiting room of an oncology practice. Ronald has a type of skin cancer; Farrah has cancer in a mucous membrane; and Isabella has cancer in her stomach lining. These patients all have what kind of cancer?​

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The three patients all have cancer originating from epithelial tissue, which is the type of tissue that lines the outer and inner surfaces of the body. This is known as carcinoma. Sarcoma arises from connective tissue, leukemia from blood-forming cells, and lymphoma from lymphatic tissue.

Three Patients Meet in the Waiting Room of an Oncology