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In what ways are cancer cells different than normal healthy cells?
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See below: Cancer cells have escaped the normal controls that healthy cells have. This allows them to grow uncontrollably and to invade and destroy normal organs. They need alot of energy to grow, leading to malnutrition, as many of the calories we take in are used by the cancer to divide and to grow.
Answered 3/12/2020
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