Biology of Cancer

Cancer is the result of the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells anywhere in the body.

• True

• False

Worldwide, _______________ is the most common cancer that kills women.

• Breast cancer

• Ovarian Cancer

• Skin Cancer

• Lung cancer

___________ is the most common form of cancer in all humans.

• Skin

• Brain

• Leukemia

• Colon

Tobacco causes _______ of cancer deaths around the world.

• 13%

• 22%

• 30%

• 41%

What type of cancer treatment uses chemicals to target cells that divide rapidly?

• Chemotherapy

• Radiation

• Surgery

Which of the following is a way to reduce your risk of getting cancer?

• Don't smoke or use tobacco

• Eat lots of fruits and veggies

• Exercise

• Use sunscreen when you are outside

• All of the above

The main contributing factor for most cases of uncontrolled cell division that occurs in human cancers is:

• Mutation of genes

• Transcription of genes

• replication of genes

• translation of genes

Cancer is the breakdown of what normal body process?

• Internal respiration

• Cell division

• External respiration

• Cell respiration

Any substance that causes cancer by either damaging genes or disrupting metabolic processes is called a:

• Halogen

• Carcinogen

• Pathogen

• Mutagen