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Tissue cultures (samples of cancer cells) are taken from cancer patients, and the cells are then grown in a laboratory. What is the purpose of growing cancer cells in a laboratory?

A) to test medicinal treatments before giving them to patients
B) to replace cancer cells with healthy cells
C) to provide evidence of cancer cells in the patient
D) to stop the cancer from growing in the patient

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it is A)to test medicinal treatments before giving them to patients

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The purpose of growing cancer cells in a laboratory is to test medicinal treatments before giving them to patients.

Cancer cells are cells that grow and divide at a rapid and unregulated pace. Although cancer cells are regularly created in the body, the disease known as cancer only occurs when immune cells (particularly natural killer cells) fail to recognize and/or destroy them.

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