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a mitosis inhibitor is a medicine that is designed to prevent mitosis in certain cells. why would these be helpful in the treatment of tumors.

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This can be helpful to treat tumors because tumors grow at a rapid rate and they are "out of control". By inhibiting the mitosis production, the tumor cells can also stop growing.

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