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When a cell has a defect, and does not perform apoptosis (which is basically cell death/suicide), it will continue to divide, thus spreading the defect as new cells are formed. This is how a tumor is formed. Cells will keep multiplying with an abnormality or defect, which will form the tumor. How this spreads depends on if the defect/tumor is malignant or benign.
If it is malignant, the defective cells will spread to other parts of the body. If it is benign, the defective cells will stay in one part of the body.
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What role does mitosis play in the formation of a tumor?
Mitosis regards the division and multiplication of cells. A tumor is the uncontrolled mitosis and often dangerous massing and spreading (malignancy) of mutated cells. Tumors can be benign or cancerous, and can only be diagnosed through medical pathology.
How are tumor cells different cells?
Mitosis is not regulated in tumor cells
How are tumor cl different from normal cell?
Mitosis is not regulated in Tumor Cells -> Apexvs
What is uncontrolled mitosis?
Uncontrolled mitosis is when cells continue to divide. Which is considered the developing of a tumor or that is cancer.
What does tumor mean in medical terms?
Oncogenic means pertaining to oncogenesis, or formation of a tumor.
What would happen if mitosis became uncontrolled?
Tumor grows
The process of tumor formation is called what?
Neoplasia
Out of control mitosis forms large numbers of rapidly dividing called a?
tumor.
What is the meaning of angiogenesis?
The inhibition of formation of blood vessels feeding the tumor and contributing to tumor growth.
What is the process for the formation of a cell called?
Mitosis
A mitosis inhibitor is a medication that is design to prevent mitosis in certain cells . Why would these be helpful in the treatment of tumors?
it would prevent tumor cells from reproducing.
What does mitosis have to do with lung cancer?
Mitosis is how most cells replicate. When cancer develops, the rate of cancer cell mitosis is higher than it should be and higher than the rate of surrounding cells. This is why a tumor forms.
