Cancer cells Flashcards

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Cancerous cell

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-don’t follow the cell cycle
-do not stop, check, and fix errors
-produce faster and produce more cells

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Benign tumor

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-not cancerous, won’t spread to other organs and tissues
-stops, checks, and fixes erros

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Malignant tumors

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-don’t follow the cell cycle
-don’t stop, check and fix errors
-spreads to other tissues and organs

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Apoptosis

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-programmed cell death
Might happen if a cell has unreversible damage done

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