cancer

Question 1

tumor

Answer 1

new growth of tissue

Question 2

neoplasm

Answer 2

abnormal, new mass of tissue

Question 3

benign

Answer 3

usually well encapsulated and well differentiated, retain some normal tissue structure and do not invade or spread to distant locations

Question 4

malignant

Answer 4

rapid growth rates and specific microscopic alterations including loss of differentiation; absence of normal tissue organization; lack of capsule; invasion into the blood vessels

Question 5

metastasis

Answer 5

distant spread of malignant tumor

Question 6

parenchyma

Answer 6

DNA cells that have been mutated

Question 7

stroma

Answer 7

the supporting tissue for parenchyma

Question 8

capsule

Answer 8

stroma encasing parenchyma

Question 9

suffix for benign tumors

Answer 9

-oma

Question 10

malignant tumor names

Answer 10

carcinoma or sarcoma

Question 11

mixed tumor

Answer 11

one tumor w/ multiple parenchyma,

harder to treat

Question 12

teratoma

Answer 12

neoplasm containing recognizable mature or immature cells

think “pregnant with twin”

Question 13

what is the most important parameter of all oncology screening ?

Answer 13

relative change within a single patient

therefore don’t compare patients

Question 14

A characteristic of a malignant tumor includes that it

Answer 14

can spread far from the tissue of origin

Question 15

Which gene in its normal state negatively regulates cell proliferation?

Answer 15

Tumore suppressor genes

Question 16

A mutation that occurs due to changes in nucleotide base-pairs is described as a:

Answer 16

point mutation

Question 17

The name for the process whereby tumor cells generate their own blood supply is referred to as:

Answer 17

angiogenesis

Question 18

The name for the process whereby tumor cells generate their own blood supply is referred to as:

Answer 18

angiogenesis

Question 19

telomeres do what

Answer 19

block unlimited cell division

Question 20

tumor cell markers

Answer 20

can monitor the course of cancer

Question 21

metastasis is

Answer 21

the ability to establish a secondary neoplasm at a new site

Question 22

tumor suppressor genes are:

Answer 22

genes that produce proteins that inhabit cellular division