Cancer Flashcards
Tumor
Massive tissue with abnormal cancer proliferation
Benign tumor
A tumor that stays localized, but can become malignant
Malignant tumor
A tumor that spreads
Metastasis
When cancer cells spread
Tumorgenesis
Just one cell and starts to divide abnormally.
De nono mutations
mutations that happen spontaneously
What kinds of tissues are cancer more likely to happen?
Skin, digestive tract rather than neurons because skin cells proliferate more
Growth factors
Help stimulate growth of the cancer
Angiogenesis
formation of new blood vessels (for the cancer cells)
Chemo issues
May affect healthy cells
cancer cells may become resistant
Onocogenes
abnormal cell growth
tumor suppressor gene
loss of function
How do oncogene arise?
growth factors, growth factor receptors, transcription factors, protein kinases
