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