Chapter 16.3, Problem 2CC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The circumstances, under which cancer is considered to have a hereditary component.

Introduction:

Cancer is a disease characterized by the uncontrolled division of cells. Cancer cells are the cells that have the ability to divide relentlessly. Cancer cells have distinct features than normal cells. The cytoplasm is reduced, multiple nuclei are present, chromatin is coarse, and nucleoli are also multiple and enlarged in cancerous cells.