QUESTION 3 Read the following case study on Cancer and a…
QUESTION 3 Read the following case study on Cancer and answer the questions that follow: Differences between Cancer Cells and Normal Cells Cancer cells differ from normal cells in many ways. For instance, cancer cells: · Grow in the absence of signals telling them to grow. Normal cells only grow when they receive such signals. · Ignore signals that normally tell cells to stop dividing or to die (a process known as programmed cell death, or apoptosis. · Invade into nearby areas and spread to other areas of the body. Normal cells stop growing when they encounter other cells, and most normal cells do not move around the body. · Tell blood vessels to grow towards tumours and refresh these tumours with oxygen. · Hide from the immune system. · Rely on different kinds of nutrients than normal cells. Many times, cancer cells rely so heavily on these abnormal behaviours that they can’t survive without them. Researchers have taken advantage of this fact, developing therapies that target the abnormal features of cancer cells. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understandingwhat-is-cancer