Unit 4 - Cancer Flashcards
1
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Cancer
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Is a group of diseases that involves the rapid, uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells
2
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Cancer destroys the body by…
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Destroying healthy body tissue
3
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Malignant
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A cancerous tumor
4
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Metastasis
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The spread of cancer from where it first develops to other parts of the body
5
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Carcinogens
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Cancer causing agents in the environment
6
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Carcinogens can cause mutations in…
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Genes that control cell reproduction
7
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Biopsy
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Surgeons remove a small piece of the tissue in question to examine it for signs of cancer
8
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Leukemia
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Blood cancer or in bone marrow
9
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Chemotherapy
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Uses drugs to slow the reproduction of cells
