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A transmission electron micrograph (TE...
A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of two spindle cell nuclei from a human sarcoma. Sarcomas are cancers of the connective tissue (bone, nerves, smooth muscle). (Photograph by Dr. Brian Eyden. National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers, Inc.)
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![An image showing the division of cancer cells (left and right) and two healthy white blood cells (above and below). In normal cells, cell division is balanced by cell death, but cancerous cells continue to divide and accumulate, damaging nearby tissues. [Nibsc/Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.]](http://www.healthline.com/images/gale/thumb/nwaz_01_img0045_thumb.jpg)
![Tobacco use is a major cause of lung, lip, mouth, larynx, and throat cancer, and is a contributing cause of many other cancers. In India, where this photo was taken, the prevalence of tobacco use among students approaches 60 percent in some states. [© AFP/Corbis. Reproduced by permission.]](http://www.healthline.com/images/gale/thumb/nwaz_01_img0046_thumb.jpg)
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