Basic Terms
Causes and Treatments
Common Cancers
Stages
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The abnormal, uncontrolled multiplication of cells
Cancer


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One of the main contributors to lung cancer?
What is Tobacco Use
100
What is the most common cancer?
Skin Cancer
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There are this many stages in cancer
Five (0-4)
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A mass of tissue that serves no physiological purpose
Tumor
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A common screening method for women?

What is Mammography, Self-Test Breast Tests

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What is the most common cancer found in women?
Breast Cancer
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Stage 0 cancer includes

Cancer in situ - “in place” ; located in the place they started & have not spread to nearby tissues; stage of cancer is often highly curable, usually by removing the entire tumor with surgery


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A noncancerous tumor
Benign
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Treated with a combination of radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery
What is lung cancer?
300

What is the most common cancer found in men?

Prostate Cancer
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Stage I Cancer includes

This stage is usually a small cancer or tumor that has not grown deeply into nearby tissues; Has not spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body; often called early-stage cancer.


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A cancerous tumor
Malignant
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Caused by lifestyle factors and inherited gene mutations
What is colon and rectal cancer?
400
What are the names of the two types of Lymphoma Cancer?
1. Hodgkin's Lymphoma

2. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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Stage II and III of Cancer includes

these 2 stages indicate larger cancers or tumors that have grown more deeply into nearby tissue; may have also spread to lymph nodes, but not to other parts of the body.


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The spreading of cancer cells 
Metastasis 
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A type of treatment that consists of a surgery removing cancerous lump and the surrounding tissue
What is lumpectomy
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What are the names of the three cancers that are considered cancers of the female reproductive tract?
1. Cervical Cancer

2. Uterine or Endometrial Cancer

3. Ovarian Cancer

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Stage IV of Cancer includes

this stage means that the cancer has spread to other organs or parts of the body; may also be called advanced or metastatic cancer.