Biomedical Technology Cellular Biology and Cancer Objective 3 Genetic damage and mutation.
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Biomedical Technology
Cellular Biology and Cancer
Objective 3Genetic damage and
mutation
Genetic Damage
Question:
What exactly is damaged when
genetic damage occurs?
Answer: The genes in the normal cells are
damaged. Cancer results from the
accumulation of genetic damage to
cells across time.
Cancer Cells vs. Normal Cells
Question:
How are cancer cells different from
normal cells?
Answer:
1.Shape changes2.Changes in their
dependence on growth factors
3.Multitude of biochemical differences
Cancer is a Multi-Step Process
Question:
What are three cancer facts that
support the theory that cancer is a
multi-step process?
Answer:
1. Increased incidence of cancer with age
2. Development of cancer decades after exposure
3. Increased incidence of cancer among people with inherited dispositions