Cancer Flashcards
1
Q
What happens if checkpoints not repeated , growth not properly controlled
A
Cancer
2
Q
What is a benign tumour
A
- not cancerous
- does not spread
- not considered as cancer
- can be big, but can be removed
3
Q
What is a malignant tumour
A
- travel to neighbouring tissues
- impair functions of organs
- cancerous
- metastasis (only malignant tumours)
4
Q
What are possible treatments for cancer
A
- surgery
- high-energy radiation
- chemotherapy ( damage to dividing cells, taxol freezes mitotic spindles by preventing micro tubule formation, cause nausea, immune suppression, hair loss)
