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How would a lack of contact inhibition result in growth and spread of cancerous cells

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Abstract. Contact inhibition enables noncancerous cells to cease proliferation and growth when they contact each other. This characteristic is lost when cells undergo malignant transformation, leading to uncontrolled proliferation and solid tumor formation

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