Mutagens such as pollutants and UV light can cause mutations in DNA to occur at a higher rate than normal. These mutations may be beneficial in some cases, but often they lead to cancer. Which of the following best describes how cancer cells affect the body?
They cause the immune system to produce antibodies, which attack healthy cells along with the cancer cells.
They consume normal cells and use them as fuel to reproduce and attack more healthy cells.
They have an abnormally short cell cycle, and they die faster than the liver is able to remove them from the body.
They take nutrients needed

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anonymous · Answer

I don't know much about cancer, but from what I understand I do not see a straightforward correct answer here: cancer cells divide at a much higher rate and they don't have apoptosis (programmed death)

anonymous · Answer

While all of the options can be correct depending on the type and progression of the cancer I would say the "They take nutrients needed" is the most general of them all, as cancer cells generally consume a lot of resources while contributing little or nothing to the host.