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Decks in this class (18)

PBD - Antitumour Abx
Pbd stands for 1,
Sjg 136 binds to the ___ groove o...,
What moiety on pbds eg sjg 136 bi...
11  cards
Bleomycins
Bleomycins are a family of ______...,
Therapeutic efficacy of bleomycin...,
Cytotoxic and mutagenic effects o...
14  cards
Platinum drugs for chemo
Cisplatin becomes activated intra...,
Cisplatins ability to form dna ad...,
What do dna adducts cause 3
16  cards
Alkylating agents
Temozolomide is a _______ drug 1,
Chlorambucil is more potent and e...,
What is a main side effect of alk...
3  cards
Intercalating agents
Is doxorubicin and specific or no...,
Doxorubicin induces protein _____...,
Define intercalation 3
4  cards
Edmead - L1 - molecular basis for cancer
Cancer a group of diseases charac...,
Name 4 broad classes of cancer 2,
Hallmarks of cancer 10 of them 3
24  cards
Edmead L2 - Proto-oncogenes to Oncogenes
Oncogenes are genes that result i...,
Normal function of proto oncogene...,
What are the three different type...
28  cards
Edmead Lec 3
Tumour suppressor genes 1,
Sporadic mutations are in the ___...,
Cancers tend to have inactivating...
22  cards
Edmead Lec 4 - Stem Cells
Want to maintain a balance betwee...,
Many cancer cells look immature _...,
If a cell is not dividing it is _...
32  cards
Edmead lecture 5 - metastasis
Once cancer becomes metastatic th...,
Only some cells within the tumour...,
Metastasis is the ability of canc...
31  cards
Edmead Lec 6
Leukaemia is cancer of the ____ i...,
Leukaemia is cancer of the ___ __...,
Wbc and rbc develop from ______ c...
22  cards
VP - Breast Cancer
What risk factors may increase wo...,
Diagnosis of breast cancer 5 thin...,
The uk breast screening programme...
26  cards
VP Lung Cancer
_____ most common uk cancer and m...,
Aetiology smoking is the biggest ...,
Risk factors smoking ___ smoking ...
20  cards
Vicki L3 - Prostate
Prostate cancer is the ___ common...,
Risk factors __ strongest risk fa...,
Pathology and staging 3
20  cards
Vicki L4 - MM
What are the 3 main types of skin...,
Identifying melanomas 2,
Risk factors 4 3
17  cards
Edmead - The future
Cancer vaccines active immunisati...,
Therapeutic vaccines 2,
Prophylactic vaccines 3
13  cards
Threadgil Antimetabolites
0  cards
VP - Colorectal cancer
Risk factors for cr cancer 10 1,
Signs and symptoms 2,
Why is adjuvant chemo used when i...
12  cards

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