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Tricky little cancer cell
Replies: 10 — Last Post Sep. 17, 2008 5:10pm by jamesish
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Every cell has a thing called a Glycocalyx which is basically the "sugar covering." This is used as an identifier.

An Ovum (egg cell) has a distinct Glycocalyx (all cell types have a different one) and this is how Sperm cells recognize it.

So on to Cancer cells.

Cancer cells can actually change their Glycocalyx almost continuously. This is why our Immune System cannot fight off these cells. Our Immune System recognition mechanisms cannot keep up with the changes. So they live and reproduce as usual.

Found this interesting. I'm sorry.

Post edited at 4:40 pm on Sep. 17, 2008 by jamesish

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clever little killing machine

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NOOOOO.... I think I might have learned something  
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only if the people who had cancer knew.

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Let it be known that they're are other reasons too.  But this is one I found really interesting.

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yer, this is why some people say cancers are *a natualr thing*, and why you have to check all the time for chamges ect

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Defense against cancer: Changes in the glycocalyx of cancerous cells enable the immune system to recognize and destroy them

This was on Wikipedia.

Wow, a textbook from my college says the exact opposite.

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Quote: from jamesish at 12:50 am on Sep. 18, 2008
Defense against cancer: Changes in the glycocalyx of cancerous cells enable the immune system to recognize and destroy them

This was on Wikipedia.

Wow, a textbook from my college says the exact opposite.

No thats true, I got an A level in biology.

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Quote: from Petchy at 7:56 pm on Sep. 17, 2008
Quote: from jamesish at 12:50 am on Sep. 18, 2008
Defense against cancer: Changes in the glycocalyx of cancerous cells enable the immune system to recognize and destroy them  

 This was on Wikipedia.  

 Wow, a textbook from my college says the exact opposite.

No thats true, I got an A level in biology.


Which is?

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Quote: from jamesish at 9:50 am on Sep. 18, 2008
Defense against cancer: Changes in the glycocalyx of cancerous cells enable the immune system to recognize and destroy them

This was on Wikipedia.

Wow, a textbook from my college says the exact opposite.

wikpedia can be changed by anyone, however, some people have been miracualy healed without or not much treatment, also some with alteritive treatment, but it depends on what kind of cancer.

obviously you know more than me, just wanted to share my insight  

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I would imagine it just depends on the cancer cell type.

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