One way that the development of cancer is prevented is via the death of
defective cells
A cell that becomes mutated or damaged will first attempt to repair the damage
If that is not possible the cells will commit the cellular version of suicide
and orderly process called apoptosis
leads to the breakdown of key cell parts and the death of the cell
Cancer cells lose this critical capability
and will continue to divide This can lead to the accumulation of cells
that can become more and more abnormal.