Chapter 2 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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2 steps prior to cancer appearance in animals
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initiation
promotion
2
Q
_______ follows cancer appearance and also includes invasion and metastasis
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progression
3
Q
molecular studies aim to identify:
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discrete mutational events
4
Q
example of external agents as initiators/promoters
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soot causing scrotal cancer in young chimney sweeps
5
Q
mouse skin painting is an example of:
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a multistep system - neither agent alone causes cancer
6
Q
many initiators must be ______ to a reactive metabolite
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