GENETIC FINAL
cancer define = uncontrolled division of abnormal cells apoptosis = PCD maintain homeostasis when damaged beyond repair, virus, stress, DNA damage loss of apoptotic control can lead to cancer apoptosis morphology discontinuous nuclear envelope condensation/shrink blebbing DNA fragmentation = karyorrhexis apoptotic bodies - phagocytosis necrosis swelling smooth plasma membrane disintegration/membrane rupture cell lysis cancer major changes immortalization transformation/proliferation angiogenesis metastasis evasion of apoptosis genetic instability influential factors environment reproductive life lifestyle virus mutagenic defect in DNA replication hallmarks evading growth suppressor avoiding immune destruction enabling replicative immortality tumor promoting inflammation activating invasion & metastasis inducing angiogenesis genome instability & mutation resisting cell death deregulati...