Final: Cancer Quiz
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eliotadams on June 15, 2008
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Based on the Cancer Quiz. Use to study for the biology final.
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High Tech High LA: Class of '09
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mutations | all cancers are caused by |
| apoptosis | the programmed death of a cell |
| leukemia | cancer of white blood cells |
| smoking | the most prominent cause of lung cancer |
| mutates DNA | UV light is a major cause of skin cancer because |
| lung cancer | the type of cancer which causes the most deaths in the US is |
| 5 to 7 mutations | cancers usually occur after |
| directly related | age and cancer are |
| hepatitis B | the condition which is highly associated with liver cancer is |
| United States | the country that has the highest incidence of breast cancer |
| p53 | common tumor suppressor to mutate and cause cancer, not an oncogene |
| carcinogen | a substance that causes cancer |
| chemical signals | normal cells know when to stop dividing from |
| metastasis | the movement of cells from a primary tumor to another site in the body is |
| angiogenesis | growth of new blood vessels at a tumor site |
| tumor suppressor gene | put mitosis on hold, signal apoptosis when cell is damaged, block loss of contact inhibition to prevent metastasis, when mutated they uncouple DNA repair from cell divison |
| cancer gene | oncogene, stability gene, tumor suppressor gene |
| lifespan of cell | regulated by telomeres, DNA repair, mitotic mismatch, cell receptors |
| Oncogenes | associated with signal transduction |
| dysplasia | when cells divide uncontrollably and begin to appear abnormal |
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