Cancer

In order for a tumor to be cancerous to must ...

• Be benign
• Be malignant and metastasize
• Be malignant and not metastasize
• Be benign and spread to parts of the body

Which type of cancer treatment works best for when cancer has metastasized around the body?

• Chemotherapy
• Radiation Treatments
• Hormones Treatments
• Surgery

An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

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Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a

• carcinogen
• nicolyte
• pathogen
• retrovirus

A diagnostic procedure that involves removing a tissue sample from a patient.

• biopsy
• lipotripsy
• pathogenesis
• oncology

Metastasis is

• the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another.
• the growth of tumors in the lungs
• cancer of the blood cells
• cancer that is found in connective tissues

Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.

• chemotherapy
• radiation therapy
• cancer surgery
• mitotic spindling

Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

• the cell cycle
• red blood cell formation
• DNA replication
• ATP synthesis

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What is a biopsy?

• It is the removal of a cancerous organ.
• It is the removal of a cancerous mole.
• It is the removal of the lining of the uterus.
• It is the removal of a small piece of tissue to check for cancer.

What cancer treatment involves stimulating the body's immune system to attack cancer cells?

• Immunotherapy
• Surgery
• Radiation Therapy
• Chemotherapy