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  1. Cell Division

    Cell Division During a lifetime, many … The results of this are 'daughter' cells that contain abnormal DNA or even abnormal numbers of chromosomes. These mutant cells are even …

  2. Cancer Genes

    … in that cancer type. 1 Introduction The cell division process is dependent on a tightly controlled … suppressor genes which must BOTH be defective to lead to abnormal cell division. The proto-oncogenes that have …

  3. Mutation

    …     Mutation and Cancer The abnormal behaviors demonstrated by cancer cells are the … cancers are thought to arise from a single mutant precursor cell. As that cell divides, the resulting 'daughter' cells … a period of time. Those cells that gain an advantage in division or resistance to cell death will tend to take over …

  4. 癌症是什麼？

    … At its heart, cancer is the result of uncontrolled cell growth. Our bodies are composed of trillions of cells, … factors and no longer obey the normal regulations on cell division. They do this by, producing their own growth … recognize and eliminate the cells that are dividing in an abnormal way. These checkpoints are responsible for …

  5. What is Cancer?

    … At its heart, cancer is the result of uncontrolled cell growth. Our bodies are composed of trillions of cells, … cell.  Additional changes are needed for that single abnormal cell to form a group of cancer cells, called a … factors and no longer obey the normal regulations on cell division. They do this by, producing their own growth …

  6. The Cell Cycle

    The Cell Cycle Further information on the … of action of those anti-cancer drugs designed to block cell division, we will examine the cell cycle in more detail. … known collectively as the 'cell cycle'. Many of the abnormal traits of cancer cells are due to defects in genes …

  7. The Immune System

    … proteins that function to distinguish between normal and abnormal cellular components and between 'self' and … in place, and it changes little throughout our lives. This division of the immune system provides protection by … recognize general features of pathogens, such as the cell walls of bacteria. These cells do not distinguish …

  8. Lymphoma

    … They are home to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. 2 Lymph nodes store lymphocytes and help control … Lymphoma Cancer cells of these patients are usually abnormal B-cells referred to as a Reed-Sternberg (R-S) … cell growth and proliferation . The rate of cell division in Burkitt's lymphoma is one of the highest among …

  9. Leukemia

    … Blood consists of three types of cells and cell fragments floating in a liquid called plasma. These … and mature into specific blood cell types. Normal cell division is also regulated by an important process known as … the bone marrow and blood. The presence of large numbers of abnormal cells in the bone marrow can inhibit the marrow …

  10. Cancer Development

    … Simply put, cancer is the result of unregulated cell division. Cancer cells divide when they are not supposed to, … place in a multi-step process. As the cells become more abnormal, they gain new capabilities, such as the ability to …