Question

If cells do not respond to the normal mechanisms that control cell division, _______ results.

Answer 1

Cancer is uncontrolled cell growth

If cells do not respond to the normal mechanisms that control cell division, CANCER results.

Answer 2

When cells do not respond to the signals that normally regulate cell division, cancer results. Cancer cells altered cell division in the presence of signals that normally inhibit cell growth, with this; they no longer require special signals to induce cell growth and division. The consequence of the abnormalities of these cells could lead to mutations in protein-encoding genes that regulate cell division.

Moreover, they also inhibit the growth of nearby cells that allow the cancer cells to spread and invade other tissues. The uncontrollable division form masses of cells called tumors that can impaired nearby tissues. If these cells stay in their original site, they are considered benign, if they become invasive, they are considered malignant which means that cancer cells metastasize, sending tumor cells to distant locations in the body where new tumors may form.