MICROBIOLOGY-MASTERING MICRO.-ACCESS
MICROBIOLOGY-MASTERING MICRO.-ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780321802705
Author: Tortora
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 8R
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The tumor cells destroyed by the immune system. The difference between the tumor cells and normal cells.

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Cancer cells are defined as the uncontrollable growth of cells. It is caused by the mutation of some genes and the impairment of the immune system. The younger children and older adults do not have an effective immune system. When one person develops a cancer cell means that the person’s immune system is not effective in nature. The cancer cell has the capacity to invade other normal cells.

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