Cancer

Question 1

cancer

Answer 1

a group of diseases characterized by abnormal, uncontrolled cell growth. These cells invade and destroy healthy tissues and organs.

Question 2

What are the four classes of cancer? (based on where cancer originates)

Answer 2

Lymphoma- immune system
Leukemia- blood, bone marrow
Carcinoma- skin and lining of organs
Sarcoma- bone, ligament, muscle

Question 3

biopsy

Answer 3

a test to see if tissue is cancerous

Question 4

malignant

Answer 4

result of biopsy , cancerous

Question 5

benign

Answer 5

result of biopsy, not cancerous

Question 6

metastasis

Answer 6

spreading of cancer from where it originates to another organ in the body

Question 7

remission

Answer 7

a period of time (which is indefinite) when the cancer is DORMANT. The cancer patient is of of treatment.

Question 8

carcinogen

Answer 8

a substance that causes cancer

Question 9

epithelial cells

Answer 9

1) skin

2) cells that form the internal lining of organs

Question 10

laetrile

Answer 10

a cancer drug which is not approved in the U.S. (the FDA says it doesn’t work)

Question 11

top cancer killers

Answer 11

• 1) lung
  2) colorectal
  3) breasts
  4) prostate

Question 12

most common cancers

Answer 12

1) skin
2) prostate
3) breast
4) lung

Question 13

steps for the FDA’s approving of a drug

Answer 13

1) discovery
2) pre-clinical trials (animals)
3) clinical trials
4) must continue to prove safe and effective
* this process may take 15-20 years

Question 14

stages of cancer

Answer 14

A- cancer grows on the surface of the tissue
B- cancer grows deeper into that tissue
C- spreading of cancer to nearby glands
D- spreading of cancer to other organs (metastasis)

Question 15

Oncology

Answer 15

the study of cancer

Question 16

active patient

Answer 16

one who works with the doctors and learns as much as possible about their own illness

Question 17

polyp

Answer 17

a precancerous growth often found in the colon

Question 18

radon

Answer 18

a colorless, odorless gas that rises from the Earth in some areas, carcinogenic

Question 19

melanoma

Answer 19

a deadly force of skin cancer

Question 20

melanin

Answer 20

the pigment in your skin

Question 21

myeloma

Answer 21

cancer of the bone marrow. Results in pain and fractures

Question 22

Hodgkin’s Disease

Answer 22

a type of lymphoma. Common in males ages 15-30. More than half of cases treated go into remission and more are cured if disease is localized

Question 23

Anti-Angiogenesis

Answer 23

blood vessels that feed the tumor are cut off. without the blood supply the tumor dies. Currently in use for late stage colon and lung cancer

Question 24

chemotherapy

Answer 24

the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells