Synopsis
Liz Bonnin explains and illustrates what it means for a cell to become cancerous.
- Programme: Bang Goes the Theory
- Series: 8
- Episode: Cancer
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Biology | Infection and response | Non-communicable diseases | Cancer and carcinogens
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