divide indefinitely (based on a continual supply of nutrients)
divide 20 to 50 times and then age and die
| unusual # of chromosomes deranged metabolism no function in body mitosis gone haywire
metastasis |
| Notes: How Cancers basically differ |
| Cancer
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Normal Cells
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| stop diving at random points divide indefinitely (based on a continual supply of nutrients) |
stop dividing at restriction point of
G1 divide 20 to 50 times and then age and die |
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malignant:
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is the spreading of cancer via tissues caused by a lost attachment to ECM and other cells because of cell surface changes/mutations |
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