Question

Why is it important to understand the cell cycle when considering cancer? In your answer, explain how a conventional medical treatment for cancer takes advantage of the cell cycle of cancerous cells

Answer 1

Cell cycle and Cancer has a major connection that is why it is important to consider cell cycle while dealing with cancer.

• Cancer is the condition where the uncontrolled proliferation of the cancer cells takes place. Then this cells increase number ways and invade to other places in the body.
• Uncontrolled proliferation of the cells ovcur mainly by cell cycle and its check point gene misregulation or mutation in the cancer condition.
• Protoocongogens are the normal genes which turns to oncogenes due to mutation in the cancer condition.
• Mutation also affect the tumor suppressor gene and which leads to malignant cell uncontrolled proliferation and growth.
• If the cell cycle check points along with their external and internal signaling fail to stop the uncontrolled cell growth of cancer cells means that cell cycle arrest and programmed cell death (apoptosis) not takes place.
• Conventional medicine take advantage of cell cycle to control the proliferation of the cancer cells. Chemotherapy is to kill the cancer cells which is capable of halt -ing the cell division.
• The treatment activate the cell cycle from a inactive state to do proper function by controlling the uncontrolled growth.