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Without oxygen and nutrients, the cell will die. So it needs to grow it's own blood supply to survive. This is called angiogenesis. The cancer cells may be able to stimulate normal cells to produce angiogenic factors to help produce new blood vessels. Scientists researching how tumours grow think that a cancer can't grow much bigger than a pin head before it needs to develop its own blood supply.
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Why red blood cells do not contain blood vessels?
Red blood cells are too small to contain blood vessels. They are cells and they travel in blood vessels.
Do blood vessels transport cells?
Yes. Blood vessels transport blood cells.
Explain why cancer cells need a greater blood supply than normal cells?
the cancer cells need to grow very rapidly for which they need a lot of blood. (i think) they can form new blood vessels anywhere in the body to ensure that they get blood, this is known as angiogenesis.
What is the medical term meaning blood cancer in which abnormal white blood cells multiply in an uncontrolled manner?
leukemia
Are the only blood cells that function entirely in blood vessels?
The only blood cells that function entirely within the blood vessels are red blood cells.
Why do cancer cells need to become angiogenic?
Just like regular cells, cancer cells also need nourishment to grow. This nourishment is available though blood supply. Since cancer cells grow as an irregular mass, most often, there is no blood supply to certain regions of the cancer cell mass (also known as a tumor) Therefore, these tumors redirect the growth of blood vessels to help them get blood supply
What is characteristic of cancer cells?
The most common characteristic of cancer cells is that they multiply rapidly. Cancer cells can multiply at a rapid pace and make the patient weak.
Epidermal cells are supplied with nutrients from blood vessels located in the?
Epidermal cells are supplied with nutrients from blood vessels in the
What type of blood vessels carries blood and to the cells?
Canary blod vessels
Why do think the red blood cells stay in these blood vessels?
because it can flow also blood in these blood vessels or the stay there if the cells need oxygen
Where are the white blood cells found in the human body?
In the blood vessels and in the lymph vessels.
How do cancer cells spread to a new location?
Nearby blood vessels provide nutrients to the tumor and carry cancer cells to new locations.
