CANCER Flashcards
iN AUSTRALIA, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will experience cancer
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what is cancer?
when cells in our body start dividing uncontrollable.
Type of cancer is determined…
The organ where the cancer starts, the kind of cell from which it is derived, as well as the appearance of the cancer cells.
___ refers to the cancer of the connective tissue, cartilage, bone and muscle
Sarcomo
carcinoma is what
cancer of the epithelial (lining) cells
What is metastatic cancer?
when cells from primary cancer site break off and lodge elsewhere.
used to kill cancer cells with high energy beams
radiation therapy
kills cancer cells or damages cells to stop them reproducing
chemotherapy
how many australians with cancer are not expected to survive beyond 5 years after their initial diagnosis?
40%
