cancerous cell

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cancerous
adjective
uk
/ˈkæn.sə.rəs/us
/ˈkæn.sə.rəs/
involving ...
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cell
noun[C]
uk
/sel/us
/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant ...
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(Definition ofcancerousandcellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Interestingly, several epigenetic factors involved incancerouscellgrowth changed greatly after fertilization.
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Thecancerouscell, once one of our own-it still is in fact-but now beyond our control.
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Tests which uncover minimal residual disease (onecancerouscellin a population of one million normal cells) are helpful for directing treatment and preventing relapse.
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Tipifarnib has also been shown to increase apoptosis in certaincancerouscelllines.
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In fact, there is a strong correlation between telomerase activity and malignant tumors orcancerouscelllines.
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This cellular damage forces thecancerouscellto go through apoptosis, which can lead to the reduction in size of a tumor.
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Estrogen receptors in breast tumors attract estrogen which is then absorbed into thecancerouscelland encourages the cell to divide, causing the cancer to grow.
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The tumour microenvironment comprises many different cell types in addition to the cancerous cells.
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He said that it was to look at the molecular biology of normal cells and the genetic defects that result in their transformation into cancerous cells.
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In this manner, the human body eliminates any cells infected by a virus or expressing proteins they shouldn't be (e.g. cancerous cells).
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Fluid from the abdominal cavity can also be analysed for cancerous cells.
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Even if the cancerous cells do not die outright, they may become more susceptible to ionizing radiation therapy or to certain chemotherapy drugs.
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Ellenbroek et al. outlined a number of different effects of rho activation in cancerous cells.
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The previous surgeries had not been successful in removing all the cancerous cells.
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The nanoshells can be targeted to bond to cancerous cells by conjugating antibodies or peptides to the nanoshell surface.
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This gives surgeons a better chance of removing all of the cancerous cells without injuring the surrounding healthy tissue.
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Chemicals in these plants have been found to contain the unique ability to keep certain kinds of cancerous cells from reproducing.
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Both of these herpesviruses are commonly found in cancerous cells of primary effusion lymphoma.
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