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The current theory of cancer is "one mutation, one cancer". According to this theory, a dividing cell in your body acquires a genetic mutation that somehow disrupts the normal control mechanisms. This mutated cell then continues to grow and divide. If the immune system doesn't destroy the mutated cell, and the cell is able to maintain nutrient flow into itself, it will eventually show up as a cancerous mass.
However, new research is unveiling just how complicated the development of cancer is. For instance, as the mutated cells keep dividing, they keep acquiring new mutations which can significantly change the behavior of the overall tumor. Also, sometimes just one mutation is not sufficient to cause a cell to become cancerous - in some cancers it appears there have to be a series of specific mutations before the cells start to exhibit cancerous properties.
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Will normal or cancerous cells have a higher growth rate?
the cancerous cells
What cells are more cancerous?
Brain cells
What is the medical term meaning lump of cancerous cells?
A carcinoma is a cancerous tumor.
Is a disease in which cells grow and divide uncontrollably?
Cancerous Cells
What was the relation between cancer and cells?
Cells can become cancerous
Which is the process of cancerous cells spreading to other body cells cells?
metastasis
Can cancerous cells survive in an alkaline conditions?
Cancerous cells can possibly survive in alkaline envirionment but would find extremely difficult to do so.
Which is the process of cancerous cells spreading to other body cells?
metastasis
What cell destroys cancerous cells?
Chemotherapy
Which type of cells are responsible for screening and destroying cancerous cells?
Cytotoxic T cells
What is a uncontrolled division of cells?
A cancerous tumor.
Masses of cells that are not cancerous?
benign tumors
