Primary and secondary A brain tumour is a mass of
abnormal cells growing in the brain.
Brain Tumor What it is:
Abnormal cells grow into a mass that interferes with brain activity.
Not exact matches
Also limiting the use of therapeutic stem
cells to date, self - renewal, a quality so vital to a fast -
growing fetus, can also be a source of cancer risk when haphazard, unlimited
cell multiplication results in the
abnormal tissue growth seen in tumors.
In
abnormal [PSI +]
cells, which are genetically identical to normal
cells, the important protein clumps together, and the
cells are unable to
grow under certain conditions.
Plants
grown from these
cells make
abnormal versions of messenger RNA, the molecule used to make the proteins.
At worst we would end up with a few little pebble tumors, small balls of
abnormal cells that had exhausted their ability to
grow, no more life - threatening than a mole or a small cyst.
They found that normal
cells grow faster when in an organoid with
cells expressing RasG12V at low levels, but required more than one mutant
cell to kick - start this
abnormal growth.
Approximately half of all metastatic melanoma patients» tumors have a BRAF mutation, an
abnormal change that can enable melanoma tumor
cells to
grow and spread.
Glivec (or Gleevec), for example, targets
abnormal proteins that help cancerous
cells to
grow.
As
cells grow and multiply, by chance there can be uneven distribution of normal vs.
abnormal DNA to different
cells.
This disease occurs when
abnormal immune
cells known as histiocytes
grow and divide nonstop, often killing healthy
cells nearby.
Instead of dying, cancer
cells continue to
grow and form new
abnormal cells.
When
grown in a collagen gel, Madin - Darby canine kidney (MDCK)
cells form into cysts, and the orientation of proteins, called polarity, are
abnormal following Tuba knockdown.
While many experimental
cell lines available at that time derived from cancers or were genetically
abnormal, WI - 38
cells were the first and most extensively studied «normal»
cell line to be
grown in virtually unlimited quantities.
When mutated, or not working properly,
cells with
abnormal tumor suppressor genes are more likely to
grow out of control and lead to the development of cancer.
When the body is overloaded with toxic chemical, physical and mental / emotional stressors it suppresses the immune system and these
abnormal cells develop unregulated and form into either slow or fast
growing tumors.
In addition to stopping cancer
cells from
growing, dividing and migrating, apple polyphenols may actually help your body get rid of these
abnormal cells.
Cancer is a disease where
cells have
abnormal DNA and are promoted to
grow by various genetic and environmental factors.
For instance, bigger canines apparently suffer from cancer more often, which could make sense; large dogs
grow more than smaller breeds do, and cancer is rooted in
abnormal cell growth.
He hates it so much that he further compares its «monstrous growth» to a hypertrophic, diseased organ that «
grows to an
abnormal size because of the uncontrolled growth of the
cells that constitute it.»
In cases where a brain tumor begins
growing autonomously in the brain, mutations, in the DNA of brain
cells cause the
cells to
grow and divide, forming a mass that is made up of
abnormal cells.
Cervical cancer occurs when
abnormal cells on the cervix
grow out of control.
London About Blog Cervical cancer is a disease in which the
cells of the cervix become
abnormal and start to
grow uncontrollably.
Your doctor uses a chemical to freeze
abnormal cells off your cervix so normal ones can
grow back.