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How fast do cancer cells divide (compared to normal or other cancer cells)?

How fast do cancer cells divide, compared (compared to normal or other cancer cells)?

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This questionThis question suggests that we have, on average, 50-70 billion cell divisions per day. I just read that cancer cells divide more often and are therefore more prone to radiation.

I am wondering, for a specific type of cancer, how fast cancer do cells divide (approximately) compared to normal cells. Does the ratio of cancer mitosis rate to the normal cell mitosis rate varies a lot?

I checked bio-numbers but there's not much data there.

This question suggests that we have, on average, 50-70 billion cell divisions per day. I just read that cancer cells divide more often and are therefore more prone to radiation.

I am wondering, for a specific type of cancer, how fast cancer do cells divide (approximately) compared to normal cells. Does the ratio of cancer mitosis rate to the normal cell mitosis rate varies a lot?

I checked bio-numbers but there's not much data there.

This question suggests that we have, on average, 50-70 billion cell divisions per day. I just read that cancer cells divide more often and are therefore more prone to radiation.

I am wondering, for a specific type of cancer, how fast cancer do cells divide (approximately) compared to normal cells. Does the ratio of cancer mitosis rate to the normal cell mitosis rate varies a lot?

I checked bio-numbers but there's not much data there.

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