Question

In order for a cancer to develop, cells must be capable of breaking away from neighboring cells, and they must ignore growth-inhibitory signals from other cells, resulting in uncontrolled growth and cell division.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Answer: A. TRUE

Explanation:

Cancer can be defined as the abnormal cell growth. This occurs due to mutations in the genes. The mutations can cause cancer by the accelerating the rate of cell division and inhibiting the normal controls of the systems. The cancerous growth inhibits the cell cycle arrest and programmed cell death.

As the mass of cancerous cell grows the development of tumor takes place. Cancer development takes place in three stages named as initiation, promotion and progression.

Answer 2

A. True


Because cancer is caused by mutations in the cells