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Decks in this class (17)

Lecture 1
What percentage of deaths were fr...,
What percentage of deaths were fr...,
What percentage of deaths were fr...
28  cards
Lecture 3 - Genetics of malignancy 2
How do cancer cells affect the ce...,
Tumour suppressor genes 2,
Rb negatively regulates prolifera...
16  cards
Lecture 4 - Stem cells, cancer, and cancer stem cells
What do stem cells have a lot of 1,
What are stem cells 2,
Stem cell hierarchy 3
15  cards
Lecture 5 - Causes of cancer: genes vs environment
Somatic mutations 1,
Germline mutations 2,
Risk factors for cancer 3
18  cards
Lecture 6 - Infectious Agents and Cancer
Early work on viruses 1,
The rous experiment 2,
Rous sarcoma virus characteristics 3
17  cards
Lecture 7 - Cancer as a preventable disease
What percentage of cancers are pr...,
Examples of countries continents ...,
Lifestyle factors tobacco use 3
5  cards
Lecture 9
What are targeted therapies 1,
Chemo vs targeted 2,
Types of targeted therapies 3
12  cards
Cancer lecture 1 revision
What is cancer 1,
Cells of origin for cancer 2,
Most common cancer globally 3
23  cards
Lecture 2 REVISION
Why do cancer cells divide uncont...,
What are oncogenes 2,
History of oncogenes 3
20  cards
Lecture 3 - TSG
What are tumour suppressor genes 1,
Pro growth pathways overview 2,
Pro growth pathway to overcome g1...
20  cards
Extra reading lectures 1-3
Muc16 oncogenes in lung cancers 1,
Apc tumour suppressor gene in wnt...,
Blank 3
3  cards
Lecture 4
What do stem cells come in differ...,
What is a stem cell and their fun...,
Stem cell hierarchy 3
22  cards
Lecture 5
How do mutations arise 1,
Major risk factors for cancer 2,
The proportion of cancers 3
20  cards
Lecture 6 - Infectious agents
Early work on viruses and cancer 1,
Rous experiment 2,
Rous sarcoma virus 3
23  cards
Lecture 8
Why is cancer still prevalent 1,
Traditional cancer therapies 2,
Surgical oncology 3
26  cards
Lecture 9
What are the difference between c...,
Name examples of targeted therapi...,
What do targeted therapies target 3
15  cards
Lecture 10
What inside tumour cells can impr...,
Types of immunotherapy 2,
Anti pdl pdl1 antibodies 3
14  cards

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