How is a cancerous cell different from a normal cell?

1.	How is a cancerous cell different from a normal cell?
Answer» Normal cells remain adhered to one another. They have a definite life span. As some old cells die, they are replaced by new cells which arise by cell division and differentiation. Cancerous cells:- Whenever there is break down of any regulatory mechanism, a cell develops the ability to undergo uncontrolled repeated division forms a clone at cells. There is no adherence. The cells slip past one another forming a mass of undifferentiated cells called neoplasm or tumour. Tumour results in pressing of surrounding normal cells and tissues causing discomfort and disruption of their functioning.

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Normal cells remain adhered to one another. They have a definite life span. As some old cells die, they are replaced by new cells which arise by cell division and differentiation. Cancerous cells:- Whenever there is break down of any regulatory mechanism, a cell develops the ability to undergo uncontrolled repeated division forms a clone at cells.

There is no adherence. The cells slip past one another forming a mass of undifferentiated cells called neoplasm or tumour. Tumour results in pressing of surrounding normal cells and tissues causing discomfort and disruption of their functioning.

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