oncology Flashcards
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What are the most common cancers in men
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Prostate, lung, colorectal, urinary
1
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What is the second leading cause of death in the US
A
Cancer
2
Q
What are the most common cancers in women
A
Breast, lung, colorectal, uterine
3
Q
What is the #1 cancer killer for both men and women
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Lung cancer
4
Q
Not progressive, favorable recovery
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Benign
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Q
Becomes progressively worse and often results in death
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Malignant
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Q
Glandular tissue
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Adenoma
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Q
Blood vessels
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Angioma
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Q
Connective tissue
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Chondroma
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Q
Fatty tissue
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Lipoma
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Q
Muscle tissue
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Myoma
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Q
Skin
A
Nevus
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Bone
A
Osteomalacia
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Malignant neoplasms form irregularly shaped masses with finger like projections, they usually multiply quickly and spread to distant body parts through the blood stream or lymph system
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Metastasis
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Cancers in infection fighting organs
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Lymphomas
