An adult patient has just received a diagnosis of brain cancer and is undergoing treatment. Based on what you know about cell division and cancer, why does this seem unusual?

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The Answer is In adults, neurons typically do not undergo mitosis. Given that cancer is uncontrolled mitosis, it seems odd that neurons would become cancerous. Thus, it must be the glial cells of the central nervous system that are cancerous.

An Adult Patient Has Just Received a Diagnosis of Brain