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The number of people diagnosed with cancer each year per 100,000 people refers to
What is Incidence rate
Cancer is the breakdown of what normal body process?
What is cell division
Which term refers to a tumor that is not deemed cancerous and has not invaded nearby tissues?
what is benign
_______ converts energy from good into a form that the cell can use
what is mitochondria
what is it called when a cell divides into two parts
what is mitosis
The jelly-like substance inside a cell refers to the:
What is cytoplasm
What is a chemical or physical agent that interacts with DNA and causes a genetic alteration?
what is mutagen
The _______ is the control center of the cell
what is nucleus
true or false- cells are the basic building block of all living things.
what is true
lukemia is..
what is cancer in the blood cells
The nucleus of a cancer cell when compared to a normal cell is:
what is larger
Which DNA structure provides a set of instructions for a cell to make specific proteins?
what is gene
______________ is when a cell divides into two identical cells for the purpose of growth and repair.
what is mitosis
make proteins needed for many cell functions such as preparing damage
what is ribosomes
_____ is the best tool for finding cancer
what is self exams
During which phase of tumor development is the mass considered malignant?
what is invasive
In a population of 100 women, how many will develop cancer at some point during their lifetime?
what is 33
modifies, sorts, and packages proteins for secretion
what is Golgi Apparatus
____ needle is used to rule out or confirm cancer
fine needle aspiration biopsy
what can you see through X-rays
what is tumors
Which approach would effectively and non-invasively address most forms of cancer?
what is prevention
Tumor cells can send signals to neighboring cells, encouraging more tumor growth or prevent
what is apoptosis
Martha's colon cancer has not spread. When abnormal cells are only found in the tissue of origin, this refers to:
what is in situ.
What is the main difference between cancer cells and normal cells
cancer cells grow at a faster rate than normal cells
what do you use to test for a biopsy