How do cancer cells behave differently from healthy ones? - George Zaidan

Dig into the science of how cancer cells grow, and why its rapid cell division is the disease’s strength— but also its weakness.

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How do cancer cells grow? How does chemotherapy fight cancer (and cause negative side effects)? The answers lie in cell division. George Zaidan explains how rapid cell division is cancer's "strength" -- and also its weakness.

Lesson by George Zaidan, animation by TED-Ed.