Cancer Overall Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Cancer definition
A
Highly invasive and destructive neoplasms.
2
Q
Cancer pathology
A
When an unrepaired gene malfunction activates three things:
Growth promoting oncogenes
Apoptosis controlling genes
Tumour suppressing anti-oncogenes
Irreversible over proliferation of undifferentiated cells.
3
Q
Two types of lymphoma
A
Hodgkinson vs non-hodgkins
