Biology Forum › Cell Biology › Cancer Cells
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January 25, 2019 at 3:30 pm #18592
GucciGoosie
ParticipantI’m not a biologist by any means, but after a few late nights being bored and researching i wanted to ask you guys if this is a good baseline idea.
So from my research I learned that, like all organisms, all cancer cells need oxygen to survive. I also found that White blood cells get there oxygen from plasma. i was wondering if we could some how use this to our advantage. Such as starving the cancer cells of oxygen an keeping the white blood cells alive. -
February 7, 2019 at 6:59 pm #116411
josem
ParticipantGood idea. But how can starve cancer cells specifically, without affecting normal cells.
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May 13, 2020 at 8:36 pm #117068
SATYRA
ParticipantSo from my research I learned that, like all organisms, all cancer cells need oxygen to survive. I also found that White blood cells get there oxygen from plasma. i was wondering if we could some how use this to our advantage. Such as starving the cancer cells of oxygen an keeping the white blood cells alive.
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May 21, 2020 at 5:15 pm #117108
Patrick
ParticipantYou would need to target a physiological requirement the cancer cells have that are not for normal cells.
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September 20, 2020 at 7:30 pm #117413
nikki nemo
ParticipantCancer cells are cells that divide relentlessly, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood with abnormal cells. Cell division is a normal process used by the body for growth and repair.
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September 21, 2020 at 8:58 am #117417
nikki nemo
ParticipantCancer cells differ from normal cells in the body in many ways. Normal cells become cancerous when a series of mutations leads the cell to continue to grow and divide out of control, and, in a way, a cancer cell is a cell that has achieved a sort of immortality.
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February 6, 2021 at 10:02 pm #117995
claudepa
ParticipantThere are necrotic areas in tumor where cancer cells are able to survive without oxygen. They use fermentation instead of phosphorylative oxydation to make ATP
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May 22, 2021 at 7:50 pm #118185
sunil paul
ParticipantThey can also travel throughout the blood and lymph systems to other parts of the body.
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May 23, 2021 at 5:17 pm #118186
claudepa
ParticipantYes. Localised tumor is generaly not a problem. Real cancer is when cells migrate in the body to form metatasis. Oxygen is used to make ATP. Glucose is also used to make ATP. Cancer cells need a lot of ATP to divide. Therefore an other way to stop cancer cells proliferating is to reduce the glucose amount. This is the basis of the ketogenic diets. But I believe, altough some patients report positive effects, that no clinical trial has shown a significant effect of ketogenic diet.
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June 2, 2021 at 3:23 pm #118217
fredrickk655
Participanthello. i’m not an expert here, cancer is when cells migrate in the body to form metatase .. those diet can slow down the development of tumors in the body? the fact that this has not been scientifically proven, I heard, but there are some studies proving the big statistics of convalescence with treatment and adherence to a diet in a complex and not just mecmentosis treatment?
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June 30, 2021 at 2:15 pm #118245
claudepa
Participantwhat do you mean by mecmentosis ?
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January 26, 2022 at 12:01 am #119433
Kosheeka Cells
ParticipantWell, normal cells only turn into cancerous cells. They keep on dividing continuously. Your idea sounds great but how can we starve cancer cells without any detrimental impacts o the normal cells. Maybe 3D models for cancer research could be helpful. I hope this might help.
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