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Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Chpt 19 Oncology

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Which term describes the spread of malignant tumors to a distant location?   show
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Which is an example of a solid tumor derived from epithelial tissue?   show
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Wis a description of a fungating tumor?   show
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Which term includes sessile and penduculated types of growth?   show
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What term describes localized tumor growth?   show
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show Hard, densely packed tumor cells  
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show Assessing the extent of tumor spread  
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show Producing a change in the DNA of a cell  
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show Tumor is present - with palpable lymph nodes - and no metastases  
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What is the definition of a mutation   show
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Which is an example of genetic material that causes cancer?   show
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show wide resection of tumor and removal of surrounding tissue  
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What is the meaning of fulguration?   show
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Which is an example of a known type of inherited cancer?   show
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show method of treatment  
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Which is a definition of a radioresistant tumor?   show
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show Treating tissue with electrically generated heat  
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Which is a description of pharmacokinetics?   show
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What term means assisting or aiding?   show
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Which term is used in treatment of tumors with radiation?   show
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show tests for the concentration of hormone receptor sites in cells of BREAST CANCER patients  
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show STAGING laparotomy  
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What best describes interferon?   show
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show relapse  
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Which term means cancerous tumor derived from bone?   show
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show erythema  
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show alopecia  
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show fibrosis  
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show Meylosuppression  
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Inflammation of the inner lining of an organ   show
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show mitosis  
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show RNA  
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infectious agent that reproduces by entering a host cell and using the host's genetic material to make copies of itself   show
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show ultraviolet radiation  
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an agent that causes cancer (hydrocarbon, insecticide, hormone)   show
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genetic material within the nucleus that controls replication and protein synthesis   show
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show oncogene  
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show mutation  
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energy carried by a stream of particles   show
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characterized by redness, swelling, and heat   show
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show medullary  
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show necrotic  
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show fungating  
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characterized by large, open, exposed surfaces   show
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show cystic  
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show verrucous  
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show polypoid  
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show excisional biopsy  
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show en bloc resection  
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Burning a lesion   show
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destruction by high-frequency electric sparks.   show
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cutting into tumor and removing a piece to establish diagnosis   show
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freezing a lesion   show
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show pelvic exenteration  
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show beta-HCG test  
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show staging laparotomy  
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protein marker test to detect ovarian cancer cells in blood   show
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show laparoscopy  
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show estrogen receptor assay  
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show Bone Marrow Biopsy  
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aspiration of tissue for microscopic examination   show
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show PSA test  
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show CEA test  
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show exfoliative cytology  
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