{"id":15825,"date":"2016-05-27T16:44:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T16:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/?p=15825"},"modified":"2023-03-06T12:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T12:10:30","slug":"the-biology-of-biowars-the-cancer-cell-enigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/the-biology-of-biowars-the-cancer-cell-enigma\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biology of Biowars: The Cancer Cell Enigma"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Biowars digital comic book, the Messenger Cell known as Nero<\/a> began struggling with his status among other, more noteworthy Biowarriors. While his role may have been important, Nero wanted to be something greater than who he already was, and it ultimately pushed him into one-on-one combat with Viron<\/a>, the pathogen leader.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the battle didn\u2019t go as Nero had expected, and he was infected by the virus at the same moment he was subjected to X-Ray radiation inside Alex Hawking<\/a>\u2019s body. But rather than die from the infection and exposure, Nero was transformed into an enemy of the Biowarrior heroes, mutating into the cancerous Omni-Cell<\/a> and biological offender Carcin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What is Cancer?<\/h2>\n

When Nero made his transformation into the despicable evildoer Carcin, his body began its slow transition into a cancerous cell that had one goal in mind: taking down Natural Killer Cells<\/a> and other Biowarriors \u2013 which of course meant also taking down Alex Hawking with them.<\/p>\n

In many ways, cancer imitates this same path. You see, there\u2019s process going on inside your body right now, where all kinds of cells are dying and being replaced by new cells of the same type. It\u2019s all very normal, and is a natural part of being a human being.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, however, the process takes on a life of its own, and starts generating new cells without needing them at all. This can also include combining with thousands of the old cells that end up sticking around in the same areas as the new cells, coming together to create masses in your body known as tumors. And once these tumors are formed, they can begin invading other areas of your body.<\/p>\n

But just because someone has a tumor doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they have cancer, as you\u2019ll find out by reading more below.<\/p>\n

What Kinds of Cancer Are There?<\/h2>\n

First, let\u2019s take a look at the difference between a cancerous tumor and a non-cancerous tumor.<\/p>\n