Why is Inhibition of Cell Death Important for Cancer Progression?
The inhibition of cell death is crucial for cancer progression because it allows cancer cells to evade the immune system and resist treatment. Normally, treatments like chemotherapy and radiation induce apoptosis in cancer cells, but if these cells have developed mechanisms to avoid cell death, they can continue to grow and metastasize. This makes the cancer more difficult to treat and often leads to a poorer prognosis.
