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"Normal" cells stop dividing when they come into contact with like cells, a mechanism known as contact inhibition. Cancerous cells lose this ability. Pictures of cancer cells show that cancerous cells lose the ability to stop dividing when they contact similar cells.
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What happens when a cell cannot stop dividing?
you get cancer
Does cancer start when cells stop growing and dividing?
everybody is born with cancer cell. No cancer does not start when cells have stoped growing and dividing. it is simply because the cancer cells are getting agrrivated witch makes it start.
Is mitosis a way to stop cancer cells from dividing?
No, mitosis is actually the cause of cancer. Well, unregulated mitosis that is. Cancer is basically uncontrolled cell division.
Can a cancer cell grown in tissue cultures divide?
Cancer is cells that dont know when to stop dividing and multiplying and they become useless and fatal and yes they can
A scientist is trying to discover a new treatment to stop cancer cells from dividing In the cancer cells which of these processes will stop if the treatment is successful?
If the treatment is successful in stopping cancer cells from dividing, the process of cell proliferation and cell cycle progression will be affected. This would lead to a halt in the replication and division of cancer cells, ultimately inhibiting tumor growth.
Cells can sense when to start dividing or stop dividing?
Cells have mechanisms that sense signals from their environment to determine when to start dividing (such as growth factors) or stop dividing (such as DNA damage or contact inhibition). These signals help regulate the cell cycle and ensure proper cell division. Dysregulation of these processes can lead to diseases like cancer.
What is uncontrolled mitosis called?
Cancer is the result of cell not listening to the signals telling it to stop dividing. Cancer cells have a defect in 2 genes ( a gene that allows cancer and a gene that destroys the cancer cell). As a result, the cell will keep on dividing and not do what it is suppose to do. When the mound of cancer cells are present, it is called a tumor.
Describe how cancer cells differ from normal cells both structurally and in cell activity?
Cancer cells differ from normal cells structurally as they look majorly clumped with unusual patterns or formations. Cancer cells differ in cell activity compared to normal cells greatly as they are constantly growing and dividing while normal cells do not and stop growing and dividing when touching another cell.
What happens if cells do not know when to stop dividing?
If cells do not know when to stop dividing, they can continue to proliferate uncontrollably, leading to the formation of a tumor. This uncontrolled growth can result in the development of cancer.
What treatment can help stop cancer cells from dividing?
Chemo
What is the name for a mass of cells growing out of control?
It depends on what you mean by 'out of control', but if you mean the cell keeps can't stop dividing while carrying faulty information, it's called cancer.
Can a cancer cell be in the g zero cell cycle stage?
Yes, cancer cells can enter the G0 phase of the cell cycle, where they temporarily stop dividing and remain dormant. However, they can also bypass this phase and continue to grow uncontrollably, leading to the unregulated proliferation that is characteristic of cancer.
