An adenoma would be classified as - A genign glandular growth
Apoptosis is best defined as: - Programmed Cell Suicie
Approximately what % of cancer death is attributed to metastases? - More than > 90%
Base upon the above data, the patient has: - Grade 3 chondrosarcoma
Cancers that arise from...
BIO 316 EXAM 1
An adenoma would be classified as - A genign glandular growth
Apoptosis is best defined as: - Programmed Cell Suicie
Approximately what % of cancer death is attributed to metastases? - More than > 90%
Base upon the above data, the patient has: - Grade 3 chondrosarcoma
Cancers that arise from glands and epithelial cells lining organs are called: - Carcinoma
Carinoma in situ is? - is a tumor that has not invaded surrounding tissue
Define Carcinogen. Describe the difference between a promoter and a mutagen. Give an example of how
they both can work together synergistically to greatly increase your risk of cancer. - Carcinogen is
a substance that promotes cancer development. The difference between a promoter and mutagen, is
that a promoter does not directly change in DNA, while mutagens do. An example of them working
synergistically is if one smokes and drink alcohol. The direct mutagen of smoking, accompanied with the
alcohols cell damage increase the risk of cancer as opposed to either one working alone.
Epidemiological Studies DO NOT... ? - establish cause and effect
GARDISAL would be best described as: - a prophylactic vaccine against several strains of HPV
H. Plyori is ? - is a bacterial link to high rates of stomach cancer
How does AIDS lead to a slope toward HPV? - compromises immune system, patient susceptible
to virus leading to HPV
, How much % of genetics and % of Environment cause cancer? - 10% Genetics ; 90% Environment
How would you name a cancer? - (Effected Body part) + ( Carcinoma OR Sarcoma)
Name (3) stages of Cancer Progression - 1) Mild Dysplasia
2) Carcinoma in Situ ( Severe Dysplasia)
3) Cancer (invasive)
Obesity has been linked to? - ALL OF THE ABOVE
*Increased levels of circulating hormones
*Increased Levels of insulin and other growth factors
*Increased levels of inflammatory molecules
*Increase in cancer
One model that suggests that low doeses of a substance decreases your chance of cancer while high
doses increases your change of developing cancer is - Hormetic
Retrospective studies: - Examine past exposures of agents and disease occurence
Smoked and cured meats are thought to be carcinogenic because - They contain nitrates that the
liver converts to carcinogens
The current US budget devoted to cancer research? - 0.1%
The lifetime risk of a man developing cancer is _______; the lifetime risk of a woman developing cancer
is ________. ( This refers to US) - 50% ; 33%
The ranking of cancer death among US women is: - Lung, Breast, Colectoral
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