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On the cover: The cover is a rendered image of a retina taken from a neonate mouse treated with an anti-VEGF antibody. Blocking neuropilin-1 function in combination with anti-VEGF therapy further reduces vascular density both in the developing mouse retina and in tumor models. Additionally, anti-NRP1 and anti-VEGF combination therapy enhances tumor growth inhibition when compared to either treatment alone. For details, see p. 53.
This page has information on cancer cells and how they are different from normal body cells. There is information on
The characteristics of normal cells
How cancer cells are different >
Cancer cells don't stop reproducing
Cancer cells do not obey signals
Cancer cells do not stick together
Cancer cells do not become specialised
'Grade' <http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=96> and cancer cells
More information on how cells and tissues grow
The characteristics of normal cells
Normal body cells have a number of important characteristics. They can
Reproduce themselves exactly
Stop reproducing at the right time
Stick together in the right place
Self destruct if they are damaged
Become specialised or 'mature'
How cancer cells are different
Cancer cells are different to normal cells in several ways. These are some features of cancer cells
They carry on reproducing
They don't obey signals from other neighbouring cells
They don't stick together
They don't become specialised, but stay immature
They don't die if they move to another part of the body
Cancer cells don't stop reproducing
Unlike normal cells, cancer cells do not stop reproducing after they have doubled 50 or 60 times. This means that a cancer cell will go on and on and on doubling. So one cell becomes 2, then 4, then 8, then 16....
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