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1
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What is a tumour

A 
autonomous growth
Irreversible
Abnormal
Uncoordinated
Can be benign or malignant
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Benign Glandular Tumour

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Adenoma

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Malignant Glandular Tumour

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Adeno-carcinoma

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4
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Types of Malignant Glandular Tumour

A 
Oesphageal
Pancreas
Prostate
Cervical
Stomach
Breast
Colon
Lung
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Benign Squamous Tumour

A

Squamous Papilloma

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Malignant Squamous Tumour

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Squamous Carcinoma

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Benign Bone Tumour

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Osteoma

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Malignant Bone Tumour

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Osteo-sarcoma

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Benign Fat Tumour

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Lipoma

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10
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Malignant Fat Tumour

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Lipo-sarcoma

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Benign Fibrous Tissue

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Fibroma

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Malignant Fibrous Tissue

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Fibro-sarcoma

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Malignant WBC

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Leukemia

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14
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Malignant Lymphoid Tissue

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Lymphoma

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15
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Benign Melanocytes

A

Naevus

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16
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Malignant Melanocytes

A

Melanoma

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17
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Malignant Astrocytes

A

Astrocytoma

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18
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Malignant Schwann Cells

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Schwannoma

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19
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Benign Germ Cell

A

Tetromas

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20
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Malignant Germ Cell

A

Tetromas

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21
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Tumour Supressor Genes

A

APC
Rb
BRCA1

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22
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Oncogenes

A 
BRAF
Cyclin D
ErbB2
C-Myc
KRAS, NRAS
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Alpha-fetoprotein

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Testicular and liver cancer

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24
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Carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA)

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Colorectal cancer

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25
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Prostate Specific Antigen

A

Prostate Cancer

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Oestrogen Receptor

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Breast Cancer

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27
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KRAS biomarker

A

Colorectal Cancer

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28
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BRAF

A

Melanoma

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29
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EGFR

A

Lung

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30
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PD-L1

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Lung

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31
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Her-2

A

Breast and Gastric

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32
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Modes of spread of Cancer

A

Local spread
Lymphatic
Blood spread
Trans-coelomic

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33
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Breast spreads to ____

A

Bone

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34
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Prostate spreads to______

A

Bone

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35
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Colorectal spreads to _______

A

Liver

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36
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Ovary spreads_______

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Omentum/Peritoneum

37
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How many cells in the body

38
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How many cell divisions in humans

A

25 X 10^6 sec^-1

39
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External factors for disorder for cell growth

A

Cytokines,growth factors, hormones and stroma

40
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Intrinsic factors for disorder for cell growth disorder

A

Critical checkpoints

41
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G0

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Resting Phase

42
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G1

A

Cell increases in size

Checkpoint to make sure everything is ready for DNA replication

43
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S

A

DNA replication

44
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G2

A

Cell continues to grow

Check point ensures everything is ready for M phase

45
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M

A

Cell growth ceases and mitosis takes place

Check point ensures cells are ready to divide

46
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Cell size inadequate

A

G1, G2 arrest

47
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Nutrient supply inadequate

48
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G1 phase depends us_____

A

External stimuli

49
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External stimulus lacking

50
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DNA not replicated

A

S phase arrest

51
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DNA damage

A

G1 or G2 arest

52
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Chromosome mis-alignment

A

M phase arrest

53
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What are checkpoints

A

System of clinically active or inactive enzymes

54
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Cyclin-dependent Kinases (CDK) are catalytic subunits activated by_____

55
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Cyclins are_____

A

Regulatory subuniys

56
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Active enzyme complex

A

CDK/Cyclin complex

57
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Active CDK/cyclin complexes___

A

Phosphorylate target proteins

58
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Phosphorylation results in_____

A

activation/inactivation of that substrate which regulates events in the next cycle phase

59
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Regulation of CDK activity

A

CDK expressed in inactive form
Cyclins are degraded as it accumulates
CDK inhibitors

60
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first CDK inhibitor family

A

INK4A family

61
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INK4A bind to_____ and ______

A

CDK4 and CDK6 and prevent association with cyclin regulatory proteins

62
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Second family of CDK inhibitors

A

CIP/KIP family

63
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CIP/KIP family____

A

inhibit molecules binding to CDK/cyclin complexes

64
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Retinoblastoma gene

65
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pRb is _________

A

expressed in almost every cell of the human body

66
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pRb is hypophosphorylated (T/F)

67
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What phosphorylates pRb

A

CDK/cyclin D complexes

68
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Hypophosphorylated/active pRb

A

inactivates E2F

69
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Phosphorylated/inactive pRb

A

loses affinity for E2F

70
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E2F

A

potent stimulator of cell cycle entry

71
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Free E2F_____

A

transcription factor activates vital target genes

72
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Adduct formation

A

Chemical carcinogens or their active metabolites react with DNA are are covalently bonded

73
Q

Critical cellular target in DNA for radiation damage

A

Purine and Pyrimidine

74
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2 regulatory pathways affected

A

Cyclin-D-pRb-E2F

p53

75
Q

Cell cycle disregulated due to mutations in___

A

Rb
CDK4
Cyclin D
P16 (CKI)

76
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p53 function

A

Maintains genomic integrity
Induces cell cycle arrest to repair DNA damage
Apoptosis if damage is severe

77
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Absent of loss of pRb gene

A

Releases the cell cycle break

78
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Mutation in genes controlling the phosphorylation of pRb (Cyclin D/CDK)_____

A

mimic the effect of the loss of pRb

79
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Types of two-hit hypothesis

A

Inherited form

Sporadic form

80
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Inherited form of two-hit hypothesis

A

one defective germ copy of pRb and a somatic point mutation of other copy

81
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Somatic form of two-hit hypothesis

A

Both hits occur in a single cell

82
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Amplification mutation

A

CDK4 and Erb-B2

83
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Translocation mutation

A

Cyclin D and Myc

84
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Overexpression mutation

85
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Point mutation

86
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Viral Carcinogenesis

A

Viral genome inserts near a host proto-oncogene

Causes proto-oncogenes overexpression

87
Q

Adduct formation leads to_____

A

activation of oncogenes and suppression of anti-oncogenes

88
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Teratomas are usually benign in male/female and malignant in male/femaile

A

ovarian teratomas are benign (dermoid cysts) whereas testicular teratomas are almost always malignant

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