Chapter One: Intro
state of sameness that the body strives to maintain
homeostasis
Medical term for "cellular death"
Necrosis/degeneration
The term for nutrition through the small intestine route
Enteral
Viruses, chemicals, or radiation may cause what kind of mutations?
Genetic mutation
This is the step that signifies a change from a precancerous neoplasm to a malignant one
Local tissue invasion
the medical term for "cause"
etiology
The word for "hypoxia caused by decreased blood flow"
Ischemic
The study of cancer
Oncology
Breast exams, Pap smears, and mammograms are all what?
Preventive measures for cancer
Grading of tumors refers to...
the microscopic examination of the tumor to determine the degree of differentiation.
Idiopathic
The term for "moving from site of origin"
Metastatic
Providing total nutrition needed by giving nutritive liquid through the venous route
total parenteral nutrition
Cancer treatment may include (name three):
Radiation
Chemotherapy
Surgery
The three cancers that are responsible for the majority of cancer deaths
Lung, breast, colon
disease acquired from hospital environment
nosocomial
The term for a disorder that is present at birth
Congenital
enclosed in a capsule
Encapsulated
Neoplasm is defined as ?
New growth
What specific exposures lead to an increased risk of the development of basal cell cancer?
UV rays, tanning booth lights
A problem that arose is related to the prescribed treatment
Iatrogenic
The term for an area of dead cells commonly due to obstruction of arteries
Infarct
Cancer that is typically deadly
Malignant
Cancers of lymphatic tissue and blood-forming organs are called?
Leukemias and lymphomas
Cancer that is not deadly
Benign