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On the cover: The cover is a rendered image of a retina taken from a neonate mouse treated with an anti-VEGF antibody. Blocking neuropilin-1 function in combination with anti-VEGF therapy further reduces vascular density both in the developing mouse retina and in tumor models. Additionally, anti-NRP1 and anti-VEGF combination therapy enhances tumor growth inhibition when compared to either treatment alone. For details, see p. 53.
This page has information on cancer cells and how they are different from normal body cells. There is information on
     The characteristics of normal cells   Â
     How cancer cells are different >   Â
     Cancer cells don't stop reproducing   Â
     Cancer cells do not obey signals   Â
     Cancer cells do not stick together   Â
     Cancer cells do not become specialised   Â
     'Grade' <http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=96> and cancer cells  Â
     More information on how cells and tissues grow
The characteristics of normal cells
Normal body cells have a number of important characteristics. They can
                     Reproduce themselves exactly
                     Stop reproducing at the right time
                     Stick together in the right place
                     Self destruct if they are damaged
                     Become specialised or 'mature'
How cancer cells are different
Cancer cells are different to normal cells in several ways. These are some features of cancer cells
                     They carry on reproducing
                     They don't obey signals from other neighbouring cells
                     They don't stick together
                     They don't become specialised, but stay immature
                     They don't die if they move to another part of the body
Cancer cells don't stop reproducing
Unlike normal cells, cancer cells do not stop reproducing after they have doubled 50 or 60 times. This means that a cancer cell will go on and on and on doubling. So one cell becomes 2, then 4, then 8, then 16....
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