Desteny had a nervous habit of chewing on the inner lining of his lip with his front teeth. The lip grew thicker and thi

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Desteny had a nervous habit of chewing on the inner lining of his lip with his front teeth. The lip grew thicker and thicker from years of continual irritation. Desteny dentist noticed his greatly thickened lip, and told her to have it checked to see if the thickening was a tumor. A biopsy revealed hyperplasia, but no evidence of neoplasia. What do these terms mean? Did Desteny have cancer in his mouth?Although cells have differences that reflect their special functions in the body, what functional abilities do all cells exhibit that makes them susceptible to becoming cancerous?