Cells
The name of a group of abnormal cells
What is a tumour?
These are the two types of tumours
What are benign and malignant tumours?
There are approximately this many different forms of cancer
What is 100?
The acronym to remember the warning signs of cancer
What is CAUTION?
The two main reasons why healthy cells divide
What is to build new tissue and replace cells that have died?
A tumour that lacks the ability to invade neighbouring tissue or to spread
What is a benign tumour?
The most common cancer found in Canadian men
What is prostate cancer?
The procedure where small chunks of tissue are taken out to check for cancer cells
What is a biopsy?
Cells that stop dividing when there is no longer a need for more daughter cells
What are healthy cells?
A tumour that has the ability to invade neighbouring tissue and spread
What is a malignant tumour?
The most common cancer found in Canadian women
What is breast cancer?
The four basic treatments for cancer
What is immunotherapy, surgery to remove the tumour, radiation, and chemotherapy?
Cells that continue to produce copies even if they are not needed
What are cancer cells?
The spread of the pieces of the tumour to different parts of the body
What is metastasis?
The four most common cancers found among all people in Canada
What is lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancer?
These are a simple, safe, and effective way of preventing people from getting HPV and Hepatitis B
What are vaccines?