Definitions
What is Cancer?
When cells lose ability to control growth.
X-Rays, Chemicals and the Sun are all cancer causing examples of?
Mutagens
What type of treatment is it called to physically remove a tumor?
Surgery
What is a tumor?
A group of cancer cells that grow uncontrollably.
Cigarettes, Asbestos, and Radon Gas are cancer causing examples of?
Carcinogens.
What type of treatment is when local cancer cells get targeted and killed?
Radiation Therapy.
What is a benign tumor?
A tumor that is not spreading, it is contained in the parent tissue.
How can cancer pass down through generations within families?
Genetic Predisposition.
What type of treatment is when chemicals are injected all throughout the body in attempt to kill fast growing cells?
Chemotherapy.
What is a malignant tumor?
A tumor that is spreading from parent tissues to surrounding tissues.
What injects its own DNA and proteins into the body and disrupts your cells that can cause cancer?
Viruses
What is a metastasis tumor?
A tumor that is spread through blood or lymphatic system.