Cancer

Question 1

Cancer

Answer 1

A disorder of altered cell differentiation and growth

Question 2

Neoplasm

Answer 2

New growth rising from Neoplasia

Question 3

Neoplasia

Answer 3

Altered growth and differentiation
(Abnormal growth)
Can be benign or malignant

Question 4

Proliferation

Answer 4

Process of cell division, inherit adaptive process for cell replacement or the need of additional cells
(Spreading)

Question 5

Differentiation

Answer 5

Process of specialization of cells

Cells roll

Question 6

Benign neoplasm

Answer 6

Well differentiated, resemble counterpart but have lost ability to control proliferation

Question 7

Malignant neoplasm

Answer 7

Less differentiated, lost ability to control cell proliferation and differentiation

Question 8

Parenchymal cells

Answer 8

Specific functional cells of an organ or tissue

Question 9

Anaplasia

Answer 9

Poorly differentiated cells

Question 10

Angiogenesis

Answer 10

Makes own blood supply and tumor bleeds

Question 11

Fibroma

Answer 11

Benign tumor of fibrous tissue

Question 12

Carcinoma

Answer 12

Cancer

Question 13

Polyps

Answer 13

Usually Benigno

Question 14

Early signs of carcinogenesis

Answer 14

C: change in blower or bladder habits
A: a legion that does not hwal
U: unusual bleeding or dia hard 
I: indigestion of difficulty swallowing
O obvious change in wart or mole
NNagging cough or persistent hoarseness

Question 15

Nodules

Answer 15

Nodes, # tells you how many lymph nodes are involved
N0= no nodes involved
N1= mobile nodes involved
N2= fixed nodes involved
Sentinel node mapping is often done during surgery to limit lymph node excision

Question 16

Curative

Answer 16

Cure the cancer

Question 17

Control

Answer 17

Control the growth

Question 18

Palliative

Answer 18

Make patient comfortable

Question 19

Chemotherapy

Answer 19

Before surgery used to shrink tumor
After surgery to kills left over cancer cells
Healthy cells also damages

Question 20

Radiation therapy

Answer 20

Shrink solid tumors

Question 21

Hormone therapy

Answer 21

Administering the antagonistic hormone

Question 22

Immunotherapy

Answer 22

Sensitizes the immune system to identify and attack target cancers cells