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Neoangiogenesis
Neoangiogenesis is the mechanism in cancer that permits the creation of new blood vessels to supply cancerous tumours and ensure their growth.
Neoangiogenesis only refers to this phenomenon in cancer, since angiogenesis is the mechanism responsible for the formation of blood vessels throughout the human body (except in tumours).
Blood vessels are a key element in cell development whether cancerous or not, since they transport blood, convey the nutritive elements necessary for the cells, and they eliminate the waste produced by the latter.