6.5 Cancer Detection and Treatment

Question 1

What do some cancers produce?

Answer 1

Increased amounts of a characteristic protein

Question 2

Biopsy

Answer 2

A surgical removal of cells or fluid for analysis

Question 3

Needle Biopsy

Answer 3

Removal is made using a needle

Question 4

Laparoscope

Answer 4

Surgical instrument with a light, camera, and a small scalpel

Question 5

Chemotherapy

Answer 5

Drugs that selectively kill dividing cells with a combination of different drugs (“cocktail”)

Question 6

How does Chemotherapy effect the body?

Answer 6

It kills normal diving cells such as hair follicles, bone marrow, and the stomach lining

Question 7

Radiation Therapy

Answer 7

Use of high-energy particles to destroy cancer cells

Question 8

How does Radiation Therapy effect cancer cells?

Answer 8

It damages their DNA so they can’t continue to divide or grow

Question 9

When is Radiation Therapy usually performed?

Answer 9

Typically after surgical removal of a Tumor

Question 10

Remission

Answer 10

When a person remains cancer free after treatment for 5 years

Question 11

How long must it be after treatment for a cancer patient to be seen as cured?

Answer 11

10 years