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Decks in this class (18)

1: Cellular pathology of cancer
Define metaplasia,
Define dysplasia,
What are the features of dysplasia
16  cards
2: Oncogenes & Tumour Suppressor genes
Define proto oncogene,
Define oncogene,
State 4 ways in which mutation of...
32  cards
3: Cancer Epidemiology
Incidence,
Discuss the epidemiological evide...,
Summarise incidence mortality rat...
10  cards
4: Cell cycle and regulation
Describe the stages of the cell c...,
Describe the structure of centros...,
Identify and describe the named s...
18  cards
5: Signalling & Mechanisms in Growth/Division
How is entry into cell cycle cont...,
What are the key components of si...,
Describe the gf stimulation of si...
28  cards
6: DNA Damage & Repair
Give 4 mechanisms of dna damage w...,
What pollutant is formed from com...,
How does benzo a pyrene cause dna...
20  cards
7: External Factors
What are the types of external gr...,
How does cell ecm adhesion affect...,
What are integrins and how do the...
14  cards
8: Angiogenesis
What is the main trigger for angi...,
What molecules are involved in an...,
What happens molecularly in hypoxia
23  cards
9: Biological basis of cancer therapy
Explain the main chemotherapeutic...,
Main types of systemic therapy of...,
Explain cytotoxic chemotherapy gi...
29  cards
10: Apoptosis
Difference between necrosis and a...,
What is necrosis,
Mechanism of apoptosis
27  cards
11: Invasion
What are the steps of tumour prog...,
What are the steps of tumour prog...,
What are the steps of cell movement
23  cards
12: Breast Cancer
Epidemiology,
Pathophysiology,
How does er induce cancer
19  cards
13: Colorectal Cancer
Difference between polyp and adenoma,
What are hyperplastic polyps,
Colonic adenoma types
20  cards
14: Leukemia
Define leukemia,
Epidemiology,
Types of leukemia
15  cards
15: Skin Cancer
Malignant melanoma,
Types of uv light,
What effect does uvb have
13  cards
Tutorial 1: Cell cycle
What stimulates hepatocyte prolif...,
How do tyrosine kinase mediated s...,
How is the cyclical activation of...
3  cards
Prostate Cancer
0  cards
Random
List 3 features to take into acco...,
List 4 characteristics used in th...,
Describe the sequence of example ...
25  cards

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