Cancer and Uncontrolled Cell Growth
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Objective
I can describe how uncontrolled cell growth leads to cancer.
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Warm-up video
Amoeba Sisters · 9:20Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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A multicellular organism grows by cells making more cells through cell reproduction, such as mitosis and cytokinesis.
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Cancer can occur when cells divide too frequently and are uncontrolled, possibly due to genetics, toxins, radiation, or UV light exposure.
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The cell cycle includes interphase, where cells grow and replicate DNA, and M phase, where cells divide through mitosis and cytokinesis; checkpoints ensure the cell is ready to divide, and if not, apoptosis may occur.
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Practice
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What is the primary reason cancer is related to the cell cycle?
Explain how the ability of some cancer cells to secrete their own growth hormone contributes to their uncontrolled growth.
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“Describe how uncontrolled cell growth, as discussed in the video, can lead to the development of cancer.”
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