CANCER?/NEOPLASIA

Question 1

What is cancer?

Answer 1

Uncontrolled/ abnormal growth of cells

Question 2

List off on how does cancer eve occur?

Answer 2

-abnormal cells are not taken out—>affect others—-> multiplication of these goof cells—–> overgrowth and take over space/nutrition (malignant)

Question 3

What is anaplasia

Answer 3

ana=amnesia, forget what it look

can’t really tell what type of cell it is

Question 4

Define malignant
a.overgrowth/takes over space b.travels throughout

Answer 4

overgrowth/takes over space

Question 5

Cancer Cell CHARACTERISTICS

Answer 5

-anaplasia
-no cell-cell communication(hey imma go here you can go there)
-long life span (APOPTOSIS), are harder to get rid of

Question 6

APOPTOSIS =

Answer 6

LONG LIFE SPAN

Question 7

Define Angiogenesis

Answer 7

cell draws their own blood, blood vessel. aka grab supplies for their own benefit(parasite like)

Question 8

Define metastasis

Answer 8

spreading cancel cells thought blood vessels/lymp vessels

Question 9

Risk facs for CANCER?

Answer 9

-geneshereditary(colon, prostate, ovarian,breast)
-enviroment
-obesity
-tobacco
-unhealthy diet
-job occupation

Question 10

How does Cancer present itself on patitents

Answer 10

-bleeding in tools
-vomiting/nausea
-weightloss( lots of energy being used from mutated cells)
-fatigue

Question 11

How do we diagnose cancer? & how its used

Answer 11

-blood test
-self checks(feel breast, prostate exam)
-urianalysis(anything appearing that’s not supposed to be there)
-Xray/ultrasoundonly sees tumors BENIGN
-biopsy(sample and see under microscope for abnormal cells)

Question 12

Treatments for Cancer?

Answer 12

-hormone therapy(atria the cancer)
-surgery(take out mass)
-chemo(wipe out cells, take out generating cells the good and bad cells)
-radiation therapy(disrupt dna, cell division to kill off regenerating cells)

Question 13

Side effects from cancer