How oncogenes contribute to cancer?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
11th Edition
ISBN:9781305251052
Author:Michael Cummings
Publisher:Michael Cummings
Chapter12: Genes And Cancer
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 9QP: What is the difference between a proto-oncogene and a tumor-suppressor gene?
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How oncogenes contribute to cancer?

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Cancer:      

It is a disease where cells divide abnormally and damage other cells. There are different kinds of cancer like breast cancer, blood cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, basal cell cancer, skin cancer, colon cancer, etc. It can be treated by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.

Symptoms are the formation of lumps, bowel changes, abnormal bleeding, etc.

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