Cancer Flashcards
1
Q
What is a precancerous cell?
A
A cell that has a mutation
2
Q
What are the three major mutations that must occur for cancer to grow?
A
Loss of anchorage dependant growth, loss of contact inhibition, and immortilization
3
Q
What is angiogenesis?
A
The development of a blood supply to the tumour.
4
Q
What is metastisis?
A
When the cancerous cells spread to other tissues
