Cancer Flashcards
1
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uncontrolled growth and division of cells
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Cancer
2
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grow out of control; uncontrolled cell division
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Hyperplasia
3
Q
abnormal cells; loss of specialized structures and functions
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Dedifferentiation
4
Q
breaking through boundaries (basement membrane) into nearby areas
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Invasiveness
5
Q
spread to other tissue
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Metastasis
6
Q
cancerous tumor
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Malignant
7
Q
not cancerous tumor
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Benign
8
Q
found in local spot
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Localized
9
Q
found in nearby tissue or in lymph or blood
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Regional
10
Q
found throughout the body (less chance of survival)
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Distant/advanced
11
Q
chemicals/drugs that stop the cell from dividing
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Chemotherapy
