1.2 Cancer

Question 1

Inflammation

Answer 1

The body’s immediate immune response to infections. Typically produces redness, fever, and itchiness.

Question 2

Jaundice

Answer 2

Yellowing of the skin, often associated with liver disease

Question 3

Metastasis

Answer 3

The spread of malignant tumor cells to other parts of the body through blood/lymph vessels (noun)

Question 4

Metastasize

Answer 4

The spreading of malignant tumor cells to other parts of the body. (verb)

Question 5

Moveable Tumor

Answer 5

Type of tumor described by John Hunter, now known as a ‘solid’ tumor. These tumors could be felt and
moved when touched.

Question 6

Primary Cancer

Answer 6

The original organ in which a cancer is identified

Question 7

Pus

Answer 7

A yellowish-white fluid consisting of dead cells, live immune cells, and debris

Question 8

Pustule

Answer 8

A swelling of tissue filled with pus. Can be located anywhere on body

Question 9

Radical Surgery

Answer 9

The complete removal of an organ including surrounding tissue that supports the organ in the effort to completely remove all cancer cells

Question 10

Recurrence

Answer 10

The return of cancer in either the primary organ or secondary organs

Question 11

Secondary Cancer

Answer 11

Other organs in which a cancer forms after it has undergone metastasis

Question 12

‘Seed and Fertile Soil’ Theory

Answer 12

A theory by Stephen Paget proposing that tumors only form when they are in the appropriate environment for their growth

Question 13

Tubercule

Answer 13

A swelling of tissue filled with immune cells. Like a pustule, but more often in found in lungs