Tissue cultures (samples of cancer cells) are taken from cancer patients, and the cells are then grown in a laboratory. What is
the purpose of growing cancer cells in a laboratory? A) to test medicinal treatments before giving them to patients
B) to replace cancer cells with healthy cells
C) to provide evidence of cancer cells in the patient
D) to stop the cancer from growing in the patient
The purpose of growing cancer cells in a
laboratory is to
test medicinal treatments before giving them to patients.
Cancer
cells<span> <span>are </span>cells<span> that grow and divide at a rapid and
unregulated pace. Although </span>cancer cells<span> are
regularly created in the body, the disease known as </span>cancer<span> only occurs when immune </span>cells<span> (particularly natural killer </span>cells) fail to recognize and/or destroy them.</span>
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