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Cancer immunosurveilance refers to what?
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immune system can recognize and destroy nascent transformed cells.
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Cancer immunoediting refers to what?
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immune system kill and also induce changes in the tumor resulting in tumor escape and recurrence.
Think "Three E's"of cancer immunoediting: Elimination --> Equilibrium --> Escape |
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Where do pancreatic cancers, breast cancers, and colon cancers metastasize?
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Pancreas: lungs, Liver
Breast: Brain, Lungs, Liver, Bone Marrow. Colon: Lungs, Liver, Bone Marrow. |
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The "Mechanistic Theory" for metastastic travel of cancer says that the cancer's organ selectivity is determined by what?
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Pattern of blood flow.
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The "Seed and Soil theroy" for metastastic travel of cancer says that the cancer's organ selectivity is determined by what?
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the provision of a fertile environment in which compatible tumor cells could grow.
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What are the 3 steps of metastasis:
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1. Invasion
2. Circulation 3. Colonisation |
