Cancer Begins with a Series of Events

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Essay

Cancer begins with a series of events. One of these events is becoming immortal. Explain how these cells become immortal.

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Definitions:

Case Study

An in-depth examination of an individual or group to explore the causes of underlying principles or phenomena.

Control Group

In experimental research, the group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment.

Independent Variable

An independent variable is the variable in an experiment or study that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is tested and measured, expected to change due to the independent variable.