Apoptosis or “programmed cell death” is a mechanism by which organisms limit the growth and replication of cells. Loss of apoptosis is one of the key mechanisms behind cancer.
This animation is the second part of the series “An Introduction to Cancer Biology”, and reveals the faulty apoptotic pathways that tumor cells often have.
This animation is the second part of the series “An Introduction to Cancer Biology”, and reveals the faulty apoptotic pathways that tumor cells often have.