Assignment:
There are many differences between cancer cells and normal cells. Some of the differences are well known, whereas others have only been recently discovered and are less well understood. For researchers, understanding how cancer cells function differently from normal cells lays the foundation for developing treatments designed to rid the body of cancer cells without damaging normal cells. Need Assignment Help?
In your own words, explain how cancer cells differ from normal cells regarding one (1) of the following factors or one of the hallmarks or cancer:
- Telomeres
- Cell to cell communication
- Apoptosis
Molecular controls of the cell cycle (choose one):
- Cdk and Cdk/cyclin complexes
- p53 gene/protein
- Rb gene/protein
Hallmarks of Cancer:
- Immortality
- Producing go signals
- Overriding stop signals
- Resisting cell death
Use what you have learned from this week's learning resources to briefly explain the chosen factor or hallmark in your own words. Include at least one reference to one of the learning resources in APA format.
In addition, search the Science Daily website, the UMGC library or Google Scholar to find one article that is relevant to the factor/hallmark you are describing. Share one interesting thing you learned from this article. Include a reference to the resource in APA format.
Then answer the following:
1. Which of these factors or hallmarks of cancer do you think would be the ultimate target for cancer therapy and why?
2. Include the factor/hallmark you are describing in the title of your main response.
Use in-text citations and full references in APA format for all information sources used.