Cancer Cells

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Which of the following statements about cancerous cells is most accurate?

  • Cancerous cells are not recognized by the immune system.
  • Cancerous cells produce proteins that are identical to normal cells.
  • Cancerous cells accumulate more mutations than normal cells. (correct)
  • Cancerous cells divide at a slower rate than normal cells.

What happens when cancerous cells produce proteins that are different from normal cells?

  • The cancerous cells divide at a slower rate.
  • The cancerous cells become self-tolerant.
  • The immune system attacks the cancerous cells. (correct)
  • The immune system ignores the cancerous cells.

What is the main characteristic of cancerous cells?

  • They produce proteins that are identical to normal cells.
  • They have lost control of their cell cycle. (correct)
  • They are recognized as self by the immune system.
  • They divide at a faster rate than normal cells.

Cancerous cells divide ______

<p>uncontrollably</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cancerous cells start to accumulate more ______

<p>mutations</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cancerous cells are considered ______ and will be attacked by the immune system

<p>non-self</p> Signup and view all the answers

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