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Which of the following statements about cancerous cells is most accurate?
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?
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?
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 ______
Cancerous cells divide ______
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Cancerous cells start to accumulate more ______
Cancerous cells start to accumulate more ______
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Cancerous cells are considered ______ and will be attacked by the immune system
Cancerous cells are considered ______ and will be attacked by the immune system
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