Cancer

An abnormal mass 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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Which type of tumor is being described:

Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread

• Malignant

• Benign

Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.

• chemotherapy
• radiation therapy
• cancer surgery
• mitotic spindling

Which type of tumor is being described below:

Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly

• Benign

• Malignant

What is a mutation?

• A mistake in DNA which can lead to cancer

• A complete copy of DNA

• A change in DNA which doesn't cause an issue

• A mistake in your body that is caught and removed

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The whole point of the cell cycle is the outcome which in body cells create

• 2 cells
• 2 identical cells
• 4 cells
• 4 identical cells

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What is cancer?

• The cell cycle moves too slowly

• Mitosis is skipped in the cell cycle

• A cell enters into the G1 phase

• Uncontrolled growth of Cells

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Tumors are...

• all malignant

• mass of abnormal cells that can grow uncontrollably

• usually benign

• always metastasizing

What do the blue cells represent?

• Cancer cells

• Normal cells

• B cells

• Liver cells