How can cancer cells destroy healthy cells and thus kill you?

Question

How can cancer cells destroy healthy cells and thus kill you?

In: Biology

Answer 1

They don’t, they’re cells that have a partular gene condition that would be complicated to explain, but I surely can try if you’re interested.

Cancer cells are basically almost regular cells, but like the gone-bad-upgrade version: they’re immortal and multiply ridiculously fast, replacing the normal cells that die. They often loose the normal functions of the original cells, so when they replace them they just form masses of useless stuff where useful stuff should be, which is obviously a problem.

The normal cells just die naturally, but are replaced with the cancerous ones.