Definitions
Definitions Continued
Types of Cancer
More Types of Cancer
Miscellaneous
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The development of cancer.
What is carcinogenesis?
100
The term used to describe a noncancerous tumor.
What is benign? Benign Malignant -slow -rapid -localized -metastasis -well-differentiated -poorly differentiated
100
The prefix used to name tumors of the nervous system.
What is neuro-? (some others: adeno-, chondro-, lipo-, myo-, osteo-)
100
Cancer of the pigment-producing cells of the skin.
What is malignant melanoma?
100
The #2 cause of death.
What is cancer?
200
Programmed cell death.
What is apoptosis?
200
Change in a gene.
What is a mutation?
200
Name 3 of the 5 treatments mentioned for cancer.
-surgery -chemotherapy (hormonal therapy) -radiation therapy -immune therapy (biological therapy) -bone marrow transplant
200
The type of cancer associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 oncogenes.
What is breast cancer?
200
The ratio of women who will have breast cancer at some point in their lives.
What is 1 in 8 women?
300
The term used to describe cancer's spread throughout the body.
What is metastasis?
300
These genes normally keep cells from becoming cancerous, but cancer may develop if they are mutated or inactivated.
What are tumor supressor genes?
300
The type of cancer characterized by shortness of breath, coughing, blood in sputum, loss of appetite, fatigue, and wheezing.
What is lung cancer?
300
The type of cancer whose risk-factors include a diet with high fat and low fiber, polyps, and Crohn’s disease.
What is colorectal cancer?
300
The most common type of pediatric cancer.
What is leukemia? (2nd- cancer of the brain and nervous system)
400
This gene causes normal cells to become cancerous when it is mutated or overexpressed.
What is an oncogene?
400
The weight loss and physical wasting associated with cancer.
What is cachexia?
400
The type of cancer that can be diagnosed by PSA or a digital rectal exam.
What is prostate cancer?
400
This antibody binds to cancer cells and blocks production of HER2 protein, which slows down breast cancer growth.
What is herceptin? (example of biological (immune) therapy)
400
The most common type of cancer for men and the most common type of cancer for women, respectively.
What is prostate and breast cancer? (lung most common between both sexes combined)
500
The classification of cancer that affects connective tissue.
What is sarcoma? (carcinoma-epithelial tissue mixed cancer- both types of tissue)
500
Another word for "tumor".
What is neoplasm?
500
The less common, but more aggressive form of lung cancer. (Word clue: "cell")
What is small cell lung cancer (13%)? (non-small cell- more common (87%) and less aggressive)
500
The four letters used as a mnemonic for recognizing malignant melanoma and what each letter stands for.
A=asymetrical B=border irregularity C=color D=diameter (greater than 2/3 an inch)
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The two systems used to describe the different stages of cancer.
What are the TNM and Roman Numeral systems? TNM Roman Numeral T=size of Tumor 0=in situ, very small N=lymph Node Inv. I=small tumor, no metastasis M=metastasis II=large tumor, no metastasis III=lymph nodes involved IV=metastasis, advanced
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