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Cancer cells are those cells that are abnormal.

In simple words, they are damaged cells or

mutated cells. Once normal cells become abnormal, they are capable of dividing and growing

immensely to damage other cells as well. Cancer cells differ from normal cells in different ways.

In an easier way, a normal cell has a normal DNA and normal number of chromosomes. On the

other hand, cancer cells are a type of abnormal cells that divide and produce a mass of cells

without control or order. Yes, cancer cells are abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably. In

contrast, normal cells are healthy cells that undergo normal cell division process, and when

needed they stop dividing. Furthermore, another difference between cancer cells and normal cells

is that the cancer cells do not have a definite shape and size, unlike normal cells. Moreover,

cancer cells do not mature and carry out assigned functions. Also, cancer cells are able to
metastasis and evade the immune system, unlike normal cells. Therefore, we can consider this

also as a difference between cancer cells and normal cells.

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