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23 Cards in this Set
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Which of these characteristics is typical of cancer cells?
some cancer cells can undergo metastasis cancer cells lack contact inhibition cancer cells induce angiogenesis cancer cells lack differentiation All of these are correct |
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A ______ is synonymous to a shoelace and serves to protect the end of chromosomes.
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telomere
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One of the main functions of the enzyme telomere is to
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rebuild telomere sequences
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______________ refers to the ability of some cancer cells to spread throughout the body forming tumors
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Metastasis
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Normal cells undergo ______________ when they come into contact with neighboring cells.
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contact inhibition
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Mike simply described cancer as:
programmed cell division overactive DNA controlled cell division uncontrollable cell division none of the above |
uncontrollable cell division
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Staci breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that her tumor was __________.
malignant neoplasmic mutagenic carcinogenic benign |
benign
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Cancer in situ is a malignant tumor found:
in the brain in its original point of origin in a new position in an abnormal location in the liver |
in its original point of origin
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____________ is a process that involves building new blood vessels.
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Angiogenesis
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In normal cells proto-oncogenes code for a sufficient amount of _______ to keep the cell cycle going on normal, and they code for proteins that inhibit p53 and apoptosis.
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cyclin
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Stephanie was sent to a/an ____________ in order to study and treat the cancer that was ravaging her body
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oncologist
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Recent studies indicate that tobacco products can turn off p53 resulting in:
benign tumors uncontrollable growth of tumors inhibited tumor formation inhibited neoplasms reversed neoplasms mutated neoplasms |
uncontrollable growth of tumors
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__________ is responsible for the most cancer deaths in males and females in the United States
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Lung cancer
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________ is a protein that serves as a transcription factor involved in turning on the expression of genes whose products are cell cycle inhibitors
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p53
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A tumor-suppressor gene:
is a cancer-causing gene is a gene that codes for inhibitory proteins that prevent cell division and promote apoptosis is a gene that causes myeloma in muscle cells is a gene that stops a tumor once it has developed none of the above |
is a gene that codes for inhibitory proteins that prevent cell division and promote apoptosis
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A _______ is an environmental agent that can contribute to the development of cancer
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carcinogen
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The following virus has been linked to human cancers:
hepatitis B virus Epstein-Barr virus human papilloma virus HTLV-1 virus All of the choices are correct. |
All of the choices are correct.
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Which of the following is a correct sign of possible malignant melanoma?
uniform color of a mole irregular border of a mole symmetrical appearance of a mole flat appearance of a mole a mole with a diameter of 2mm |
irregular border of a mole
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Mark's father was given a PSA test in order to reveal the possible presence of:
bladder cancer prostate cancer thyroid cancer skin cancer pancreatic cancer |
Prostate cancer
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The ABCDE rule applies to detecting ______.
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melanoma
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The physician recommended a/an ______ test for Jennifer's mother in order to detect liver cancer
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AFP
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Future cancer therapies may include
cancer vaccines monoclonal antibodies p53 gene therapy/induced tumor apoptosis angiogenesis inhibition All of the choices are correct |
All of the choices are correct
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____________ modulates the immune systems response against cancer cells.
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Immunotherapy
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