BIOL 190 Lecture 1: Cancer Lab Notes

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Cancer is simply the disease of the cell cycle. Cancer cells divide excessively and may invade other tissues of the body. Untreated cancer can cause the cancer cells to continue to grow until they take over and kill the organism. (book, page 135) Cancer is a disease caused by cells that are not destroyed in the normal cell cycle and then become malignant tumors. Characteristics of the disease include cells from a benign tumor spreading from the original point of origin, and overtake resources such as blood vessels. Aspects such as its advancement in the body and treatment options vary greatly between different types of cancers. If cancer is left untreated, the cells would keep growing until it kills the organism. List and describe 4-5 characteristics that distinguish normal cells from cancer cells. https://www. verywell. com/cancer-cells-vs-normal-cells-2248794. Large misshapen nucleus and comparatively small cytoplasm. Boundaries of tissues are not clearly defined.

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