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Tumorigenesis = multi-step process

Tumor

initiation

Cell at risk (which?)

Cooperative DNA lesions (Mutations)

Tumor

promotion

Perpetuation of genetic lesions (No repair)

Addition of genetic lesions

Autonomous proliferation

Altered differentiation

Tumor

progression

Invasion

Angiogenesis

Metastases