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ANGELOLOGY<br />

M. M. NINAN<br />

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This growth related genes can get damaged by internal or external factors. If a growth suppressing<br />

gene is damaged <strong>the</strong> control mechanism suppressing unwanted growth may be lost.<br />

If damage occurs in <strong>the</strong> growth promoting genes, <strong>the</strong>y may lose <strong>the</strong>ir ability to promote cell<br />

growth, but some types of damage can actu<strong>all</strong>y increase <strong>the</strong> growth promoting ability of<br />

<strong>the</strong>se types of genes. This may happen because <strong>the</strong> part of <strong>the</strong> gene that senses signals from<br />

<strong>the</strong> growth suppressing genes may be damaged releasing it from <strong>the</strong> control mechanisms of<br />

<strong>the</strong> growth suppressing genes. As <strong>the</strong> result of this type of damage, <strong>the</strong> genes of <strong>the</strong> cell no<br />

longer pay attention to <strong>the</strong> comm<strong>and</strong>s of <strong>the</strong> tumor suppressor genes <strong>and</strong> continue to multiply.<br />

Every cell is programmed to die after certain number of cell divisions. Some times damage<br />

can occur to this programmed cell death gene that controls <strong>the</strong> death of <strong>the</strong> cell, <strong>the</strong>reby<br />

giving <strong>the</strong> cell <strong>the</strong> ability of immortality. If a combination ability to divide without control<br />

mechanisms <strong>and</strong> immortality are achieved that will give <strong>the</strong> cell very high chance of developing<br />

in to cancer. Most of <strong>the</strong> time only one cell accumulates <strong>all</strong> <strong>the</strong> genetic changes that are<br />

required to develop a cancer, but it soon will divide to multiple cells. Every time <strong>the</strong>se abnormal<br />

cancer cells divide, <strong>the</strong> traits of lack of control by body growth mechanisms <strong>and</strong> immortality<br />

are passed to each of <strong>the</strong> daughter cells <strong>the</strong>reby, perpetuating <strong>the</strong> process of<br />

uncontrolled cell growth.<br />

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