Classification of Tumors
Carcinoma originates in what tissue
Epithelial tissue ( skin and mucous membrane)
Avoid smoked, salt-cured, nitrite-cured, and charmed (blackened) foods
Minimizing risk
What women should have at the age of 40
Mammography
Abnormal replication of cells
Neoplasm
Substances that are not carcinogenic alone, but cause known carcinogens to lead to cancer at a faster rate
Promoters
Leukemia and lymphoma
Cancers of the blood forming system
Difficulty swallowing
Warning signs
FOBT
Fecal occult blood test
Cancerous growth changes a cell’s _____
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Removal of living cells for the purpose of examine them under a microscope
Biopsy
Malignancy of the pigment cells of the skin
Melanoma
Keep alcohol consumption moderate
Minimizing risk
The test for cervical cancer screening that begins at age 21
Pap test
Uncontrolled growth that can lead to death
Malignant
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! When should a PSA not be performed
After a UTI has cleared or recent urinary surgery
Malignant growths that arise from mesenchymal tissue (bone, muscles and other connective tissue
Sarcoma
A nagging, persistent cough
Warning sign
PSA
Prostate-specific antigen test
Growths that are always encapsulated
Benign
Chemical that cause tissue damage on direct contact
Vesicants
Tumors are often classified by
The organs or tissue from which they first begin to grow
An obvious change in a mole
Warning sign
DRE
digital rectal exam
Their demand for nutrients depletes the supply of nourishment available for normal cells
Metastasis
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! When was the first cancer virus discovered
1911