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What are three ways that cancer cells cause illness as they spread?
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∙ 12y ago
1) Absorb nutirents needed by other cells
2) Block nerve connections
3)Prevent the organs they invade from working properly
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoCancer can harm your body by:
1) killing your normal blood cells
2) putting pressure on body tissue and organs
3)
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How does a cell divide to create cells with exactly half of the original cells genetic information?
the organisms can spread to cause cancer.
What illnesses do cells in one part of the body grow abnormally or out of control and possibly spread to other parts of the body?
Cancer is an illness were cells in one part of the body grow abnormally or out of control and possibly spread to other parts of the body. If caught early a lot of cancers can be stopped, although if the cancer had spread the prognosis isn't as favorable.
How do cancer cells spread through the body?
attach to cells
What caused the illness after the atomic bomb?
What causes illness for the people who were exposed to the Atomic bombs was that the radiation produced from the emitted alpha particles can burn the skins and then penetrate it to cause permanent mutation inside the cells. Depending on what individual cells) is damaged, it can cause diseases such as cancer, which can kill.
How do cancer cells spread to a new location?
Nearby blood vessels provide nutrients to the tumor and carry cancer cells to new locations.
What property of cancer cells allows them to spread throughout the body?
A faulty or rogue gene is what allows cancer cells to spread. They just reproduce continuously and do not stop.
One of the dangerous properties of cancer cells is that they?
The most deadly property of cancer cells is their ability to spread and metastasize.
What illness does uranium cause?
Radioactive Uranium causes cancer when exposed on large scale. Persistent small scale radiation can cause loss in red blood cells, infertility and mental disorders.
What illness can uranium cause?
Radioactive uranium causes cancer when exposed on large scale. Persistent small scale radiation can cause loss in red blood cells, infertility and mental disorders.
What are the two cells in the body that can cause cancer?
Your white blood cell can cause cancer
What is the behavior of cancer cells?
According to Dr. Otto Heinrich Warburg (Nobel Prize Winner 1931), the cells change from being 'Aerobic' (oxygen fueled) to become 'Anaerobic' (sugar Fueled). From then oxygen actually becomes toxic to them, which is why they spread their Anaerobic state to other cells and the cancer spreads. Cancer that does spread is malignant Cancer that doesnt spread is benign
What cells does prostate cancer affect?
Prostate Cancer originates in the Male Prostate, however it can metastasize, or spread to other areas of the body.
