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Carcinogen - Answer-A cancer-causing substance Malignant tumor - Answer-a cancerous growth Pap test (Pap smear) - Answer-cells from the cervix are removed and examined for abnormalities/cancer Lymph nodes - Answer-bunches of tissue that help filter impurities in the body Tumor/neoplasm ...

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CANCER REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS
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Carcinogen - Answer-A cancer-causing substance

Malignant tumor - Answer-a cancerous growth

Pap test (Pap smear) - Answer-cells from the cervix are removed and examined for
abnormalities/cancer

Lymph nodes - Answer-bunches of tissue that help filter impurities in the body

Tumor/neoplasm - Answer-abnormal growth mass

Free radicals - Answer-unstable molecules that cause damage to other cells = aging,
mutations, cancer

Benign tumor - Answer-non-cancerous growth

Metastasis - Answer-The spread of cancer cells to locations distant from their original
site--through bloodstream and or lymphatic system

Staging - Answer-process of finding out specific details about cancer after it has been
formally diagnosed (type, best treatment, if it's spread...)

Melanoma - Answer-most deadly serious/deadly form of skin cancer

Radiation - Answer-treatment for cancer that can also cause cell mutations/cancer

Biopsy - Answer-removal of tumor cells to determine if it's benign or malignant

BSE/TSE - Answer-early cancer detection tests; breast- and testicular self exam

Phytochemicals/antioxidants/flavonoids - Answer-"plant chemicals" that help to prevent
cell damage and aging

Colonoscopy - Answer-"viewing of the colon"/screening test for colon cancer

Chemotherapy - Answer-drug therapy for cancer which affects rapidly reproducing cells
the most

Mastectomy - Answer-removal of breast tissue

Remission - Answer-after treatment, cancer is no longer detectable w/testing

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