Cancer Cell Basics 2.7 Flashcards
1
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lung, pancreatic, and breast
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have own disease process
2
Q
Cancer is
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leading cause of death and is age dependent
3
Q
Cancer requires mutations that can be
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inherited- from mom or dad or environmental
4
Q
Cancer requires a mutation
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change in DNA
5
Q
Mutation
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change in DNA
6
Q
Main cancers are
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lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal
7
Q
Neoplasia
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new growth
8
Q
Neoplasia can be benign or malignant
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determined by regulated and unregulated growth
9
Q
Unregulated growth
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cell differentiation
10
Q
Cell differenation
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specialization of that cell
11
Q
Benign and maligant cells both
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loss their growth regulation, if they should divide or stop dividing
12
Q
Maliganant cells
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undifferientated
13
Q
Benign
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well differiented
14
Q
differiation
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due to specialization
15
Q
Cancer cells live longer
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because divide and spread and metasis
