Flashcards in unit 4 Deck (25)
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cell division
mitosis
2
harmless; does not require intervention
benign
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cancer; serious- w/o intervention will lead to death
malignant cell growth
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growth that causes tissue to increase in size by enlarging each cell
hypertrophy
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growth that causes tissue to increase in size by increasing the number of cells
hyperplasia
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any new or continued cell growth not needed for normal development or replacement of dead and damaged tissues
neoplasia
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this protein keeps cells bound tightly together
fibronectin
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amount of time needed for one cell to divide completely into 2 cells
generation time
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proteins that promote cells to enter and complete cell division that are produced by oncogenes
cyclins
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programmed cell death
apoptosis
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normal chromosomes
euploidy
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normal cells growing in the wrong place or at the wrong time
benign tumor cells
13
abnormal chromosomes
aneuploidy
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spreading from the main tumor site to many other body sites
metastasize
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2 names for cancer development
carcinogenesis & oncogenesis
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process of changing a normal cell into a cancer cell
malignant transformation
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original tumor also know as....
primary tumor
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cancer cells that barely resemble the tissue from which they arose, are aggressive, and spread rapidly
"high-grade" cancer
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viruses that can cause cancer
oncoviruses
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use of strategies to prevent the actual occurrence of cancer
primary prevention
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use of screening strategies to detect cancer early, at a time when cure or control is more likely
secondary prevention
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develops its own blood supply
angiogenesis
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tumors of glandular tissue
carcinomas
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tumors of connective tissue
sarcomas
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