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Neoplasia

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Uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells or tissues in the body

  • Abnormal Mass of Tissue growing at rate exceeding normal tissue
  • Persists in excessive manner after cessation of stimulus which evokes change
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Racial Differences across gender of cancer incidence

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Males - Blacks & Whites have higher incidences than asians

Females - Whites have higher incidences than asians and blacks

3
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Surivival Rate of Breast Cancer

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80%

4
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Survival Rate of Lung Cancer

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5%

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Anaplasia

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Loss of cell differentiation

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Dysplasia

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Presence of abnormal cells within tissue that is not cancerous but may become cancer

They regress after a stimulus is lost

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Hyperplasia vs Neoplasia

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Hyperplasia grows when exposed to stimulus but will digress when stimulus is removed

Neoplasia continues after loss of stimulus

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Hallmarks of cancer

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9
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Importance of differentiation in cancer

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Failure to achieve cellular differential is a feature of malignant neoplasms, allows prediction of a tumour’s likely behaviour

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Differentiation of a tumour

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Used to describe difference in appearance between cells of a tumour and the cell types they are derived from

Well differentiated tumours have a better prognosis

11
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Be vaguely aware

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12
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Also be vaguely aware

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13
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Compare: Well Differentiated Tumours, Poorly Differentiated Tumours, Undifferentiated/Anaplastic Tumours

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Well differentiated tumour: Composed of cells which very closely resemble the cell of origin

Poorly differentiated tumour: Composed of cells which bear little resemblance to the cell of origin, but just enough to enable the original cell type to be identified

Anaplastic tumour: Composed of cells which are so undifferentiated that their cell of origin is unknown

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15
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Discuss Breast Cancer Progression

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Metastasis

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The spreading of a malignant tumour to form secondary tumour

**This is the fatal feature of cancers

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Benign or Malignant

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Benign

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Benign or Malignant

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Malignant

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Benign or Malignant

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Benign

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Benign or Malignant

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21
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Factors for cancer classification

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Type of Tissues in which cancer originates
Location in body where cancer first developed
Benign or Malignant

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Epithelial Tumours

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Mesenchymal Tumour

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Malignant Tumour of Fibroblasts

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Fibrosarcoma (double check this)

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