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Oncology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oncolocgy | The study of malignant neoplasms and their treatment. |
| Treatment | Surgery Drugs Radiation |
| Drugs used in oncology (chemotherapy) | Kill & damage cancer cells, Slow growth of cancer cells |
| Neoplasia | New growth, It is the uncontrolled abnormal proliferation of cells resulting in a benign or malignant tumor. |
| Tumor | swelling |
| Cancer (malignant neoplasia) | is a broad group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth. |
| Dysplasia: Differentiation: is the extent to which neoplastic cells morphologically and functionally resemble their normal or original tissue. | is a reversible change with abnormal growth and often pre-malignant (Precedes malignancy) |