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Cell Cycle Abnormalities in Cancer. Introduction The cell cycle is a complex topic, parts of which are still being explored today. As cancer grows more prolific in today's society, affecting 1 in 3 of us in the UK in our lifetime, the topic is under scrutiny as the complete understanding of these processes could one day give us a cure for cancer. In this report, I plan to outline the processes that lead to cell proliferation, identify and explain the checkpoints that protect and maintain the integrity of the genome of all human cells, identify key processes that, when mutated, can lead to unchecked cell proliferation, and to highlight the oncogenes involved in most cancers. I will show, that in many of the processes, the loss of key factors could lead to damaged DNA being passed on to daughter cells, leading to mutations that cause tumour genesis. I will also identify, explain the...

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