Chapter 13 pt.2

Question 1

Cancer

Answer 1

A large group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells

Question 2

5-Year Relative Survival Rate

Answer 2

The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive 5 years after they were diagnosed with or treated for cancer

Question 3

Remission

Answer 3

A temporary or permanent period when cancer is responding to treatment and under control. This often leads to the disappearance of the signs and symptoms of cancer

Question 4

Neoplasm

Answer 4

A new growth of tissue that serves no physiological function and results from uncontrolled, abnormal cellular development

Question 5

Tumor

Answer 5

A neoplasmic mass that grows more rapidly than surrounding tissue

Question 6

Malignant

Answer 6

Very dangerous or harmful; refers to a cancerous tumor

Question 7

Benign

Answer 7

Harmless; refers to a noncancerous tumor

Question 8

Biopsy

Answer 8

Microscopic examination of tissue to determine whether a cancer is present

Question 9

Metastasis

Answer 9

The process by which cancer spreads from one area to different areas of the body

Question 10

Mutant cells

Answer 10

Cells that differ in form, quality, or function from normal cells

Question 11

Cancer Staging

Answer 11

A classification system that describes how far a person’s disease has advanced

Question 12

Carcinogens

Answer 12

Cancer-causing agents

Question 13

Lifetime Risk

Answer 13

The probability that a person will develop or die from a given disease

Question 14

Oncogenes

Answer 14

Suspected cancer-causing genes

Question 15

Malignant Melanoma

Answer 15

A virulent cancer of the melanocytes (pigment producing cells) of the skin

Question 16

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)

Answer 16

An antigen found in prostate cancer patients

Question 17

PAP Test

Answer 17

A procedure in which cells taken from the cervical region are examined for abnormal activity

Question 18

Magnetic Resonance Imagining (MRI)

Answer 18

A device that uses magnetic fields, radio waves, and computers to generate an image of internal tissues of the body for diagnostic purposes without the use of radiation

Question 19

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan

Answer 19

A scan by a machine that uses radiation to view internal organs that are not normally visible on X-ray images

Question 20

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Answer 20

A type of radiation therapy that can be used to zap tumors. Also known as gamma knife surgery

Question 21

Radiotherapy

Answer 21

Use of radiation to kill cancerous cells

Question 22

Chemotherapy

Answer 22

Use of drugs to kill cancerous cells