Science
What is cancer at its most basic biological level?
Uncontrolled growth and division of abnormal cells.
What cancer treatment uses drugs to kill rapidly dividing cells?
Chemotherapy
What cancer affects the blood and bone marrow?
Leukemia
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What are UC Berkeley’s official school colors?
Blue and gold
What part of the cell contains DNA mutations that can lead to cancer?
The nucleus
What treatment uses high-energy radiation to damage cancer cell DNA?
Radiation therapy
What is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide?
Breast cancer
What animal has the largest brain relative to its body size?
The dolphin
What mascot represents UC Berkeley?
Oski the Bear
What type of genes normally help prevent cancer by repairing DNA or controlling cell growth?
Tumor suppressor genes
What type of treatment uses the patient’s immune system to fight cancer?
Immunotherapy
What cancer begins in the skin’s pigment-producing cells?
Melanoma
What everyday object was originally invented for astronauts and later used widely on Earth?
Memory foam
What year was UC Berkeley founded?
1868
What process allows cancer cells to spread to distant parts of the body?
Metastasis
What cancer treatment targets specific genetic mutations or proteins in cancer cells?
Targeted therapy
What type of cancer starts in glandular epithelial cells?
Adenocarcinoma
What country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
What famous movement advocating free speech began at UC Berkeley in the 1960s?
The Free Speech Movement
What is the name of the enzyme that maintains chromosome length and is often overactive in cancer cells?
Telomerase
What advanced therapy involves re-engineering a patient’s T-cells to attack cancer?
CAR T-cell therapy
What rare cancer affects the mesothelium, often linked to asbestos exposure?
Mesothelioma
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
The bat
What Berkeley lab played a major role in the Manhattan Project?
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory