Figure 5.
When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis (a). Cancer cells avoid apoptosis and continue to multiply in an unregulated manner (b). (courtesy: Normal_cancer_ cell_division_from_NIH.png)
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