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Mrs. Todd's Neoplasms

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This latin word meaning crab,now refers to any malignant tumor(neoplasm,oncoma)?   Cancer  
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These are malignant tumors of epithelial tissues and make up the majority of all cancers?   Carcinomas  
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Originate in connective or supportive tissues of the body such as muscles,tendons,fat,joints, and bone?   Sarcomas  
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Cancers of the blood-forming tissues?   Leukemias  
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Cancers of the lymphoid tissues?   Lymphomas  
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Cancers of the bone marrow?   Myelomas  
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cancer fo squamous epithelium is called a_______?   Squamous carcinoma  
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_____________ is a type of skin cancer?   Basal Cell Carcinoma  
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___________is a cancer that originates in the bronchus of the respiratory tract?   Broncogenic carcinoma  
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surgery is a treatment used when possible to remove cancerous tissues? T or F   True  
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________and __________are two principal treatments to remove remaining cancerous cells.   Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy  
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_______ is a treatment that employs the injection of hormones, active and passive.   Immunotherapy  
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Laser therapy with a special chemical injected into the blood stream is called___________?   Photodynamic Therapy  
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Air and or water pollution and radiation make up__________ classifications.   Environmental  
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Hormones,genetic dispositons and viruses constitute a __________ category.   Hereditary  
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Smoking,chemicals used in industry,food cosmetics and plastics are __________classifications.   Biological  
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_________ means Cancer of the bone.   Osteosarcoma  
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Normall cells reproducing themselves in an orderly process?   Mitosis  
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Immature cells under going normal changes as them mature and assume specialized functions?   Differentiation  
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Failure of immature cells to develope specialized functions?   Dedifferentiation  
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Tumor cells that are well differentiated?   Grade l  
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Tumor cells that are moderately differentiated   Grade ll  
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These are tumor cells that are poorly to very poorly differentiated?   Grade lll  
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TNM   Tumor Node Metastisis  
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Used to detect abnormal or cancerous cells in the cervix/vagina?   Pap Smear/test  
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This test is used to find hidden blood in the colon?   Fecal occult blood test  
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A microscopic examine of sputum?   Sputum cytology test  
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A test to diagnose and monitor fetal distress or fetal abnormalities?   AFP(Alpha-fetoprotein)  
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A test that can indicate atopic pregnancies and testicular cancer?   HCG(Human chorionic gonadotropin)  
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__________are usually not a threat to life and are encapsulated?   Benign Tumors  
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__________grow rapidly and are threats to life unless detedted early and properly treated.   Malignant Tumors  
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____ and _____ are two types of radiation therapy.   IRT (INTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY), AND ERT(EXTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY)  
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An examination used to detect prostate cancer   DRE (Digital Rectal Examination)  
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Removal of tumor and surrounding tissue.   Excisional biopsy  
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Removal of part of a tumor   incisional biopsy  
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Puncture of a tumor for the removal of a core of tissue.   Needle biopsy  
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Form of breast biopsy.   Fine Needle aspiration  
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The use of mammogram-guided needle   Stereotactic biopsy  
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Using a large bore needle to remove a generous sample of breast tissue with the assistance of a vacuum-assisted needle biopsy device.   Core biopsy  
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Process by which a physician pinpoints the first lymph node into which a tumor drans and removes only those most likely to be cancerous.   Sentinel node biopsy  
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aden/o   gland  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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-gen   formation,produce  
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-oid   resemble  
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brachy-   short  
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American Cancer Society   ACS  
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome   AIDS  
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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia   ALL  
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breast cancer gene   BRCA  
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biopsy   Bx  
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cancer   CA  
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carcinoembryonic antigen   CEA  
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CHEMOTHERAPY   chemo  
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Chronic myelocytic leukemia   CML  
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ductal carcinoma in situ   DCIS  
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Deoxyribonucleic acid   DNA  
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FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION   FNA  
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HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA   HCC  
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HYMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA VIRUS   HTLV  
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METASTASIS   METS  
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non-Hodgkin's lymphoma   NHL  
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prostate-specific antigen   PSA  
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RADIATION THERAPY   RT  
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TUMOR,NODE,METASTASIS   TNM  
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TREATMENT   TX  
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RADIATION THERAPY   XRT  
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BLAST/O   EMBRYONIC CELL  
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MUT/A   GENETIC CHANGE  
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RADI/O   RADIATION; X-RAY  
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PLASIA-   FORMATION,GROWTH  
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-PLASM   A THING FORMED  
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PLASTIC-   FORMATIVE  
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OLIGO-   LITTLE  
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ASTRO-   STAR SHAPED  
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NEO-   NEW  
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CHORI/O   CHORION  
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MEDULL/O   MARROW  
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ANGI/O   VESSEL  
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IMMUN/O   SAFE  
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ONC/O   TUMOR  
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RETICUL/O   NET,MESH  
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RHABD/O   ROD-SHAPED  
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DUCT   TO LEAD  
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TRISM   GRATING  
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CAPSUL   WITHIN  
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SARC   FLESH  
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SEMIN   SEED  
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TERAT   MONSTER  
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TOX   POISON  
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-GENIC   PRODUCING  
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-IN   SUBSTANCE  
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-PLAKIA   PLATE  
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-ATE   USE,ACTION  
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-IVE   NATURE  
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-STASIS   CONTROL  
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FORM OF LYMPHOMA THAT OCCURS IN YOUNG ADULTS.   Hodgkin's disease  
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Process of increasing the severity of symptoms.   Exacerbation  
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Process by which normal cells have a distinct appearance and specialized function.   differentiation  
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Enclosed within a site   in situ  
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Enclosed within a sheath   Encapsulated  
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Type of laser therapy that involves the use of a special chemical that is injected into the blood stream and absorbed by cells all over the body.   Photodynamic therapy  
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Process of growing rapidly   Fungating  
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Excessive formation and growth of normal cells.   Hyperplasia  
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Malignant neoplasm that causes violaceous(purplish discoloration)vascular lesions and general lymphadenopathy.   Kaposi's sarcoma  
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Spreading process of cancer from one area of the body to another.   Metastasis  
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