Human cancer under a microscope. The black dots on the right of the image are lymphocytes which are trying to get at the tumor, but are being stopped by cancer-associated fibroblasts. Disclaimer ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

Translocations are indeed common in cancer cells, and some translocations produce oncogenes that are responsible for malignant transformation. Translocations involving human chromosomes are of ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.