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Why don't lysosomes digest cancer cells? (self.askbiologists)

submitted 1 year ago by TheSmartDude to c/askbiologists

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Whenever there is something wrong in a cell, the lysosome will digesting the cell itself, so that it doesn't disrupt any of the other cells. However, an example of when this should happen in cancer. Why don't lysosomes digest the cell then?

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[–] coconutking 1 points 1 year ago

It’s likely that the cancer’s effect on the cell causes lysosomes to not be made at all, or the method which causes them to burst and self digest has also been interrupted.