Lecture 12 Cancer

Question 1

What is Cancer?

Answer 1

Condition by uncontrolled growth of cells

Question 2

What’s mutagen?

Answer 2

Factor that brings mutations in DNA

Question 3

Tools that cause ionizing radiation

Answer 3

X-rays and UV light

Question 4

Things that cause Carcinogens (mutation)

Answer 4

Ionizing Radiation

Chemicals

Virus Infection

Hereditary

Question 5

What are oncogenes?

Answer 5

Mutated genes that cause cancer

Question 6

What are tumors?

Answer 6

Mass of extra tissues

Question 7

Do benign tumors spread everywhere in the body?

Answer 7

NO

Question 8

Do malignant tumors spread in more than one site?

Answer 8

YES

Question 9

Define Metastasis

Answer 9

Secondary tumor that appears when cancer spread to other parts of the body

Question 10

Define primary site

Answer 10

Cancer that stay in their origin

Question 11

Define Localized

Answer 11

Cancer that stays at primary site

Question 12

Define Carcinomas

Answer 12

Arise from epithelial tissue

Question 13

4 types of cancer

Answer 13

Carcinomas

Sarcomas

Leukemias

Lymphomas

Question 14

Define Sarcomas

Answer 14

Arise from connective tissue

Question 15

Define Leukemias

Answer 15

Cancers of the blood that originate from bone marrow

Question 16

Define lymphoma

Answer 16

Cancers of lymph nodes and glands