Cells are created and destroyed in the body every day, but, often, the system malfunctions. When this happens, the proliferation rate of cells becomes drastically higher than that of apoptosis and autophagy, which are both forms of normal cell death. This is what eventually causes cancer, which is responsible for over 9.5 million human deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Cells are created and destroyed in the body every day, but, often, the system malfunctions. When this happens, the proliferation rate of cells becomes drastically higher than that of apoptosis and autophagy, which are both forms of normal cell death. This is what eventually causes cancer, which is responsible for over 9.5 million human deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).