Chapter 2 Flashcards
What are the top 5 cancers that are causing death?
- Lung
- Colon
- Breast
- Prostate
- Pancreas
What are the two most deadly cancers? And why?
Lung cancer and Pancreatic Cancer have the lowest 5 year survival rate
Most lung cancers are carcinomas because they are?
Epithelial Sacs
According to how the cells look, what are the 4 classifications of lung cancer?
- Adenocarcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Large cell Carcinoma
- Small Cell carcinoma
In non-smokers, what is the main classification of lung cancer? In smokers
Adenocarcinoma while in smokers its squamous cell carcinoma
What lung cancer grows more rapidly and metastasizes faster than any other lung cancer?
Small Sell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
Small cell lung cancer is grouped into 2 categories, what are they?
- Small cell lung cancer
2. Non-Small cell lung cancer
What is the process of subdividing cancers based on their molecular differences:
Stratification
Most Colon Cancers are considered to be what type of cancer?
Adenocarcinomas
Can you explain the appearance of colon cancer?
- Appear as outgrowths from the epithelial
- Polyps
What is one way that colon cancer can be combated?
A colonoscopy to remove polyps before they become malignant
Where does majority of breast cancer arise? What are the names of those?
Ductal
- Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
- Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC)
The prostate is a secretory gland, why?
Secretes fluid to nourish the sperm
Prostate cancers originate in the secretory epithelium, which makes them what type of cancer?
Adenocarcinomas
Pancreatic cancer has two classifications, can you name them?
- Exoderm
2. Endoderm
