The Effects of Uncontrolled Mitosis in Living Things

- Uncontrolled mitosis is the non stop division of cells, producing

a mass of new daughter cells, called tumour.
- Two types of tumours:
a) benign tumours
b) malignant tumours (cancers)


A.Benign Tumours(not cancerous)
Benign tumour are relatively harmless and remain inactive.
Benign tumour cells remain at its original site and do not spread
to other parts of the body.
Sometimes genes that control mitosis and the cell cycle
undergo mutation.
Mutation is the change in the DNA structure of the cell which
corrupts the coded genetic instructions for mitosis control.
This leads to uncontrolled mitosis.
Tumour cells have no function, but instead interfere with normal
activity of surrounding healthy cells.
Tumours are usually treated by removing them surgically, killing
cancer cells using radiation or by chemotherapy.


B.Malignant Tumours
Malignant tumours consists of cancer cells.
When it first develops, a malignant tumour is confined to its
original site.
Some cancerous cells break free from a tumour and can spread
locally or through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to
other parts of the body.
When this happens, secondary tumours develop in other body
tissues.