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Tumors are also called?
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Neoplasms
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Think new
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What are three characterics of Malignant tumors?
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Rapid Multiply
Invasive & Infiltrative Anaplastic & Undifferentiated Metastatic |
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What is the process of cell division?
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Mitosis
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think change
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Inheritable change in DNA is what?
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Mutation
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Give some examples of carcinogens?
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cigarettes, cigar, pipesmoke and automobile exhaust, insecticides, dyes, industrial chemicals, insulation and hormones.
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What does the TNM what does each letter mean?
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T-Tumor (refers to the size & degree of local extension of the tumor)
N-Node(refers to lymph nodes that have been invaded by a tumor) M-Metastases(spreads to distant sites) of the tumor cells. |
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What are the 4 major approaches to treat cancer?
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Surgery, Radiation, Therapy, Chemotherapy
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What is the condition of being diseased?
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Morbidity
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What is pharmacokinetics?
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Study of the distribution in and the removal of drugs from the body over a period of time.
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Define cachexia
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Bad habit
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Chemotherapy is :
A. Radiation treatment B. Use of the body's own immunine systemt to fight the cancer. C. Treatment with drugs |
C. Treatment with drugs
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Sarcoma is
A. Benign Tumor B. New growth of tumor C. Cancerous Tumor derived from connective tissue. |
C. Cancerous Tumor derived from connective tissue.
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Sarcoma is
A. Benign Tumor B. New growth of tumor C. Cancerous Tumor derived from connective tissue. |
C. Cancerous Tumor derived from connective tissue.
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What is RNA?
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Ribonucleic Acid
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What is DNA?
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid
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What is differtiation
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Specialization of cells
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Benign tumors are surrounded by a _________?
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A capsule(encapsulated)
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