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Cancer XVII EXAM
Cancer Weemzy BABY!
Question | Answer |
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A group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells that can result in death if not detected and controlled. | Cancer |
A malignant growth composed of epithelial (covering layer of the internal and external surfaces of the body) cells that tend to spread to other areas of the body. | Carcinoma |
Any cancer producing substance. | Carcinogen |
The process by which normal cells are transofrmed into cancer cells. | Carcinogenesis |
Not malignant, not recurrent, not spreading, favorable for recovery. | Benign |
Tending to become progressively worst, resistant to treatment, tending to spread and result in death. | Malignant |
The process by which tumor cells are spread to distant parts of the body, from a primary site to a secondary site. | Metastasis |
Loss of hair due to the destruction of hair follicles. | Alopecia |
Something having its origin within an individual, especiallya factor present in tissues of fluids. | Autologous |
Removal of a small piece of tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscoppic examination, used to confirm or establish a diagnosis, establish a prognosis, or follow the course of a disease. | Biopsy |
Most like the parent tissue. | Differntiated |
The immune system's recognition and destruction of newly developed abnormal cells. | Immunosurveillance |
Reduction in the number of circulating white blood cells due to depression of the bone marrow. | Leukopenia |
Uncontrolled or abnormal growth of cells. | Neosplasm |
The sum of knowledge regarding tumors, the study of cancer. | Oncology |
Therapy designed to relieve or reduce intensity of uncomfortable symptoms, but that does not produce a cure. | Palliative |
A means of studying cells that the body has shed during the normal sequence of growth and replacement of body tissue, if cancer is present the cancer cells also shed; commonly used in pelvic examinations to detect cancer in women. | Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear |
A malignant tumor of connective tissues, such as a muscle or bone, presents as painless swelling. | Sarcoma |
Mouth inflammation caused by destruction of normal cells in the oral cavity. | Stomatitis |
Reduction in the number of circulating platelets due to the suppression of the bone marrow. | Thrombocytopenia |
An oncologic emergency that occurs with rapid lysis of malignant cells. | Tumor Lysis Syndrome |