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    Cancer Cell and Cell Cycle

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    Cancer cells divide uncontrollably and form tumors. They originate from normal cells that accumulate mutations in their DNA, causing the cells to ignore signals that normally stop division and to avoid cell death. Cancer cells can spread to other areas through a process called metastasis. The cell cycle is the series of stages a cell passes through during division, including DNA synthesis and mitosis when the cell splits into two daughter cells. Cancers develop from mutations that allow cells to replicate unregulated.

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    Cancer cells divide uncontrollably and form tumors. They originate from normal cells that accumulate mutations in their DNA, causing the cells to ignore signals that normally stop division and to avoid cell death. Cancer cells can spread to other areas through a process called metastasis. The cell cycle is the series of stages a cell passes through during division, including DNA synthesis and mitosis when the cell splits into two daughter cells. Cancers develop from mutations that allow cells to replicate unregulated.

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    Cancer cells divide uncontrollably and form tumors. They originate from normal cells that accumulate mutations in their DNA, causing the cells to ignore signals that normally stop division and to avoid cell death. Cancer cells can spread to other areas through a process called metastasis. The cell cycle is the series of stages a cell passes through during division, including DNA synthesis and mitosis when the cell splits into two daughter cells. Cancers develop from mutations that allow cells to replicate unregulated.

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    Cancer Cell and Cell Cycle

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    Cancer cells divide uncontrollably and form tumors. They originate from normal cells that accumulate mutations in their DNA, causing the cells to ignore signals that normally stop division and to avoid cell death. Cancer cells can spread to other areas through a process called metastasis. The cell cycle is the series of stages a cell passes through during division, including DNA synthesis and mitosis when the cell splits into two daughter cells. Cancers develop from mutations that allow cells to replicate unregulated.

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    Cancer Cell

    and
    Cell Cycle
    Cancer Cell
    Cells that divides relentlessly, forming
    solid tumors or flooding the blood with
    abnormal cells.
    Originate within tissues and, as they grow
    and divide, they diverge ever further from
    normalcy.
    Cancer is derived from the Greek
    words carcinos and carcinoma for “crab”.
    Cancer Cell
    Fail to listen to signals that tell them to
    stop growing or commit cell suicide
    (apoptosis) when the cells become old or
    damaged.
    Invade nearby tissues.
    May spread to other regions of the body, a
    process called “Metastasis”.
    Can be immortal
    Causes
    Cancer is caused by changes (mutations) to
    the DNA within cells. The DNA inside a
    cell is packaged into a large number of
    individual genes, each of which contains a
    set of instructions telling the cell what
    functions to perform, as well as how to
    grow and divide. Errors in the instructions
    can cause the cell to stop its normal function
    and may allow a cell to become cancerous.
    What do gene mutations do?
     Allow rapid growth
     Fail to stop uncontrolled cell growth
     Make mistakes when repairing DNA errors

    Classifications of gene mutations:


     Hereditary mutations
    -Inherited from a parent and are present throughout a person’s life in virtually
    every cell in the body.

     Acquired or Somatic mutations


    -Occur at some time during a person’s life and are present only in certain
    cells, not in every cell in the body. Caused by carcinogens or cancer-causing
    substances.
    Classification of Cancer Cell

    Carcinoma Leukemia Lymphoma

    Myeloma Sarcoma Mesothelioma


    Different categories of cancer cell, defined according to
    the cell type from which they originate:

     Carcinoma, originate from the ephithelial layer of cells.


     Leukemia, originate in the tissues responsible for
    producing new blood cells, most commonly in the bone
    marrow.
     Lymphoma, begins in infection-fighting cells of the
    immune system, called lymphocytes.
     Myeloma, originate in the plasma cells of bone marrow.
     Sarcoma, originate in connective and supportive tissues.
     Mesothelioma, originating in the mesothelium; the
    lining of body cavities.
    Cell Cycle
    Cell Cycle
     Series of events that takes place in a cell as it grows
    and divides.
     Process through which cells replicate and make two
    new cells.
     It has different stages called G1, S, G2, and M.
     G1 is the stage where the cell is preparing to
    divide.
     S (DNA synthesis), where the cells copies all the
    DNA.
     G2 organizes and condenses the genetic
    materials, and prepares to divide.
     M (mitosis), where the cells actually
    partitions the two copies of the genetic
    material into the two daughter cells.

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