I posted a question on Ask a Scientist. I wanted to know what causes normal cells to turn cancerous. I did not receive an to my question so I have gone on a quest of my own. Some great links I found to answer this question are;
http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/how-healthy-cell-become-cancerous
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourbody/Whatiscancer/Whathappensincancer/Howdohealthycellsbecomecancerous.aspx
http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/what-is-cancer/cells/how-cancer-starts
I new insight I gained was that cancer cells do not develop over night. I also discovered that turning a healthy cell into a cancerous cell, is not a quick and easy process. Something that I found very interesting was that most precancerous cells die before they can cause cancer. This information was interesting and helpful. I still have more questions about cancer cells, but I will save that for another day.
Enjoy the links.
Jennifer
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