How Do Signal Molecules Work in a Cancerous Cell

question 10

Multiple Choice

How do signal molecules work in a cancerous cell?

• A) They don't usually work at all.
• B) Cancer cells interpret them backwards such that growth signals stop growth and growth inhibitors cause growth.
• C) Cancer cells make their own signal molecules, are insensitive to them, or simply grow without them.
• D) Cancer cells can never interpret signal molecules correctly.
• E) Cancer cells use signal molecules just the way normal cells do.

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