Why are tumors difficult to treat with drugs?

Q: How can a defect in p53 gene contribute to cancer development?

A: Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some…

Q: What is one type of cancer (in humans or other organisms) that you are familiar with or interested…

A: Cancer  A abnormal growth of cell division is known as cancer. Cancer can occur in any where in the…

Q: How is cancer related to cell division (simple explanation)

A: Cancer is an abnormal condition that arises due to uncontrolled cell division and proliferation.…

Q: What is a tumor?

A: All living creatures and body tissues are made up of the smallest unit that can live on its own. The…

Q: Cancers typically have which of the following in common?   Question 1 options:   abnormal nuclei…

A: Cancer cells are defined as the cells that grow and divide at a rapid rate abnormally.They are…

Q: side from cancer, what are other diseases and abnormalities in living organisms?

A: Disease is a condition in which there is suffering not only physically but also mentally. A disease…

Q: Can we cure cancer by restoring the function of tumor suppressor proteins such as mutant p53 or pRb?…

A: Cell division is a process through which a cell produces two identical daughter cells. Cell division…

Q: Describe how tumors are diagnosed.

A: An abnormal mass of tissue that forms once cells grow and divide quite they {should|they ought…

Q: What plays an important role in preventing cancer ?

A: Cancer may be a giant cluster of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of…

Q: Which important characteristic of tumor cells did Otto Warburg discover?

A: Cells are the primary functional unit of life. It divides in number to proceed development in the…

Q: what would be the likely effect of a mutation that prevented the formation of memory cells?

A: Mutation is the sudden heritable changes that occur in the DNA sequences due to error while copying…

Q: Is cancer a genetic disease ?

A: Cancer includes overgrowth of the cells above the normal number. It is studied under the domain of…

Q: What is the relationship between genetic mutations and cancer?

A: Mutation is defined as change in nucleotides nitrogenous base.

Q: How is cancer diagnosed?

A: Step 1 Cell division is a normal process in a multicellular organism. Growth and repair take place…

Q: What are tumors?

A: Cancer involves many diseases in which the living cells evade control mechanisms that generally…

Q: What characteristics of cancer cells would make HeLa cells immortal?

A: Cells are the underlying, practical, and organic units of every living being. A cell can duplicate…

Q: How can a mutation in a tumor-suppressor gene contribute to the development of cancer?

A: Tumor-suppressor genes are like any other normal genes whose functions include slowing down cell…

Q: What is the difference between a benign and a malignant tumor?

A: The abnormal and uncontrolled division of cells leads to the formation of an undifferentiated mass…

Q: What is cancer?

A: In a multicellular creature, cell division is a natural process. Cell division has usually defined…

Q: What is the difference in an oncogene and tumor suppressor gene and how can each potentially lead to…

A: Cancer is group of diseases which are characterized by abnormal and unstoppable growth of cell and…

Q: What is the working of Tumor suppressor genes ?

A: There are two types of genes that are associated with tumors: Oncogenes: These genes when directly…

Q: Why is late stage cancer so dangerous for our body.

A: Cancer is a disease that is caused due to the fact that the cell has lost its ability to undergo…

Q: b) What is one reason that it is challenging to treat cancer?

A: The uncontrolled set of cell divisions give rise to cancer cells. This happens so, when the control…

Q: What would happen if Stem Cells do not undergo Cell differentiation?

A: Stem cells are those cells which has the capability to differentiate into different types of…

Q: How do cancers protect themselves from cell death?

A: Introduction :- A multicellular organism's life cycle must include cell death. Most cell deaths…

Q: What types of observations allow a pathologist to identify the tissue of origin of a tumor? Why are…

A: A tumor is an abnormal growth of body tissue. Tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous…

Q: What does the cancer stage refer to

A: A cancer's stage explains the size of the primary tumour and how far the cancer has spread across…

Q: Which type of mutation would NOT be involved in the inactivation of a tumor suppressor gene?

A: Normal cell growth in body is controlled by -  1. Protooncogene or cellular oncogene - Protooncogene…

Q: How is a cancerous cell different from a normal cell?

A: The cell is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organisms. A cell is…

Q: How are cells in a biopsy specimen from a tumoridentified as malignant?

A: Diagnostic testing includes procedures that confirm the disease and identify the type of tumor, its…

Q: What properties are gained during tumor progression that contribute to malignant behavior and…

A: The cells normally divide to replace the worn-out cells and died via a process called apoptosis.…

Q: How tumor-suppressor mutations contribute to cancer?

A: Cancer - Cancer is a type of disease in which cells divide in an uncontrolled manner. The cells…

Q: What types of evidence indicate that cancer arises from genetic changes?

A: Cancer is a disorder in which abnormal cells divide irrepressibly and destroy the tissues of the…

Q: If a mutation occurs in an embryonic stem cell that alters cell proliferation there is potential for…

A: Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have potential to develop many different types of cells…

Q: How is cancer usuallytreated?

A: Cancer is the uncontrolled division or growth of the cells. Due to uncontrolled division a mass of…

Q: Where does cancer originate?

A: Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and can enter adjacent tissue.…

Q: What characteristics are shown by cancer cells?

A: Cancer or tumor cells are the cells that have lost the property of controlled growth and development…

Q: Why is apoptosis significant?

A: Introduction :- Multicellular organisms experience apoptosis, a type of programmed cell death.…

Q: How do cancer cells spread throughout the body?

A: The cells of the body differentiate after the division to perform different functions. Some of the…

Q: What are the Characteristics of Cancer Cells?

A: Cancer is a disease of cells, in which the controls that normally restrict cell proliferation do not…

Q: What are the main types of cancer that affect humans?

A: Introduction In this question we have to write the main types of can

Q: What is over time, tumors tend to grow faster and become more invasive of other tissues?

A: The crucial irregularity bringing about the advancement of malignancy is the consistent unregulated…

Q: how can mutations in several genes drive cancer?

A: Ans: Mutation: The change in the nucleotide sequence base level (single base) is referred to as…

Q: How are dietary components related to cancer?

A: A dysfunctional cell cycle regulatory system is the cause of cancer. Cells continue to proliferate…

Q: what is Malignant Tumor and Benign Tumor and what is their differences or similarities

A: Tumor is nothing but an abnormal tissue growth . The two types of tumors are the most studied tissue…

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