Cancer

Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

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

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An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a

• carcinogen
• nicolyte
• pathogen
• retrovirus

Using sound waves to create images of areas within the body.

• ultrasound
• MRI
• CAT scan
• EKG

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

• biopsy
• lipotripsy
• pathogenesis
• oncology

The cancer cells are still in the place where they started and have not spread at all.

• stage 0
• stage 1
• stage 2 and 3
• stage 4

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

An abnormal mass/group of cancer cells is called a

• tumor

• cyst

• lesion

• polyp

What is cancer?

• The heart does not receive enough blood.
• Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
• Blood filled weak spot.
• Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

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