HOSA Nutrition- Medical Nutrition
Therapy (Cancer)
Cancer is the - answer Second leading cause of death in the United States
Neoplasm - answer Abnormal growth of new tissue
Neoplasia - answer Abnormal development of cells
Malignant - answer Life-threatening
Metastasize - answer Spread of cancer from one organ to another
Because of cancer is - answer Not known but it is thought to be hereditary viruses
environmental carcinogens it may be emotional stress may contribute to it
Cancel it's not - answer Merited but some family seem to have a genetic predisposition
for it
Carcinogens - answerCancer causing substances such as x-rays or nuclear waste
There are four main types of cancer which are - answerCarcinomas sarcomas
lymphomas leukemias
Carcinomas involve - answerThe epithelial cells these includes the outer layer of the
skin membrane line in digestive tract bladder wall any doctor tube that goes through
organs in the body
Sarcoma is a cancer of the soft tissues in the body such as - answerMuscle fat nervous
tendons blood lymph valves
Sarcoma can also occur - answerIn the bone rather than the soft tissue and primarily in
the legs
Lymphoma is already cancer of the - answerLymphatic tissue these includes the lymph
nodes bone marrow Splaine in thymus gland
Leukemias develop from - answerWhite blood cells and also affect the bone marrow
and spleen
Skin cancer is becoming - answerMore prevalent
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