Can plants get cancer

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  1. #1
    I know cancer is caused by abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in animals and humans but does it occur in plants
     
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  2. danasurvey

    danasurvey Well-Known Member

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  3. Magic8Balll

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    Ummm, I guess plants can get sick. I dont know if they call it cancer though.
     
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    thesickearth Active Member

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    They do have tumours.
     
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    I don't know about that.
     
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    first time i am hearing like this.
     
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    Junioreality Active Member

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    hmmm..Interesting question. I think so since cancer is cells dividing abnormally due to DNA damage. But the cancer in plants may work differently.
     
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    hummm,it is a new question,i interst in it!
     
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    xiejia0001 Peon

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    #9
    that is good quesiton
     
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    #10
    Ask plants........
     
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    very good question u made every one to think of it super.
     
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    #12
    If this question wasn't asked in this forum I wouldn't have known the answer. Apparently plants do get cancer.
     
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    #13
    I have no idea here.For now I'm on the earth.
     
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    redseo28 Greenhorn

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    #14
    no plants can never have cancer.
     
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    Yes, i m not sure, but it would also get some diseases.
     
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    pupul Prominent Member

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    No idea about this. Want the answer.
     
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    Insects also cause plant tumors, and they do it quite frequently for reproductive purposes.
     
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    If Cancer is a form of sickeness, then logically we know that plants get sick, we can see this visually. Plants die and they get sick, so it could be possible that they get cancer.
     
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  19. vstefan

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    #19
    This is the first time I hear something like this, and my answer is that i don't think it's possible.
     
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    Every live creature on our planet consists of cells and we are humans not an exception.
    So if I'm not mistaken cancer is like a cell sabotage and I guess that it can be happen to plants.
     
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