Cell cycles: Cancer Flashcards
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Cancer
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The result of uncontrolled miotic cell division in the body, which leads to the growth of abnormal tissue.
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Carcinomas
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Starts in cells that make up the skin or tissue lining kidneys. Abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably and sometimes spread to other parts of the body.
3
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Sarcomas
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A tumor that occurs in the bones and soft tissues.
4
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Carcinogens
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Agents that cause cancer by damaging DNA which can no longer code for the important regulatory functions of the cell cycle.
5
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Benign
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A type of tumor that does not penetrate the tissue and is usually enclosed in a capsule.
6
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Malignant
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Tumors that have the ability to spread to other parts of the body.
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Tumor
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8
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Tumor
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A mass of cancer cells caused when a cancer cells grow and divide uncontrollably.
