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?

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anonymous · Answer

a.  They cause the immune system to produce antibodies, which attack healthy cells along with the cancer cells.
b.  They consume normal cells and use them as fuel to reproduce and attack more healthy cells.
c. They have an abnormally short cell cycle, and they die faster than the liver is able to remove them from the body.
d. They take nutrients needed by healthy cells, and as they grow they interfere with the function of normal cells and organs.

blues · Answer

It's d. Do you know why?

anonymous · Answer

no can u please explain?

anonymous · Answer

cancer cells divide at a much higher rate and they don't have apoptosis (programmed death)

anonymous · Answer

oh so they grow and basically take everything the body has (all the good stuff that helps the body's immune system)?

anonymous · Answer

they mainly interfere with the function of organs

anonymous · Answer

ok but the answer is d right?

anonymous · Answer

yes