Oncology (core) Flashcards
1
Q
Key features
A
uncontrollable growth ignores stop signals avoids destruction by immune system replicates indefinitely hijacks immune system spreads to other parts of the body unstable DNA prone to damage avoids normal death needs more energy
2
Q
Faults in DNA caused by ….
A
1- environment
2- virus
3- inheritance
4- natural processes
3
Q
Carcinogenesis
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initiation of cancer formation
4
Q
Risk factors
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age genetics lifestyle environmental occupational infection chronic inflammation hormones immunosuppression Irradiation
5
Q
Absolute risk
A
Size of a persons risk of developing a disease over a given time
6
Q
Relative risk
A
Compare risk in 2 different groups of people. It tells you how much a specific behaviour changes the baseline risk.
