What role does mitosis play in the development of cancer? Biology The Eukaryotic Cell Cancer 1 Answer Mc'Coob Jan 28, 2016 No cancer without mitosis. Explanation: Mitosis is the way of cell division and as we all know, cancer cells like to divide. They break every possible chains that could stop them from doing this (like apoptosis). Overall, mitosis helps cancer survive and spread. Answer link Related questions How does rectal cancer differ from colon cancer? How do benign tumors affect the body? How are benign tumors treated? How does cancer spreads via metastasis? How are cancer and mitosis related? What is a benign tumor? How can radiation exposure activate oncogenes? How is BRCA2 related to breast cancer? What genes are involved in blood cancer? What causes cancer? See all questions in Cancer Impact of this question 5737 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License