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Unit 22 Flashcards

1
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Leading cause of death in MEN

A

Lung cancer (prostate is second)

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Leading cause of death in WOMEN

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Lung Cancer (Breast is second)

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3
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What is the #1 killer?

A

Cancer

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4
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Least cancer that kills?

A

Urinary, skin, oral

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5
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4 Stages of Cancer

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  1. Initiation
  2. Promotion
  3. Progression
  4. Metastasis
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6
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4 ways cancer develops

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  1. Genetic Factors
  2. Environmental Factors
  3. Immune Factors
  4. Dietary Factors - Initators, Promoters, Anti-promoters
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7
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Nitrosamine

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  • can cause stomach cancer

- usually meant to suppress, but when it goes into the stomach it can cause cancer

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Food Fat and Cancer

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Food fat can oxidize at high temps –> can produce oxidative stress –> Stimulates bile secretion –> converts to cancer

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