A drug is developed that blocks angiogenesis which is the development of blood vessels. It will have the following effect(s) on cancer cells:

induction of apoptosis

tumors would be limited in size

metastasis will be blocked

all of these

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A drug is developed that blocks angiogenesis which is the development of blood vessels. It will have the following effect(s) on cancer cells:

induction of apoptosis

tumors would be limited in size

metastasis will be blocked

all of these

anonymous · Answer

What does a tumor use blood vessels for? 

They are used to met, they bring O2 and nutrients, and without those, the tumor might experience some die off of cells (though whether that would be due to apoptosis or simply necrosis is tumor-dependent).