Cancer

Cancer is best and fully described by ...

• Uncontrolled cell growth
• Cells which grow abnormally and no longer function correctly
• Cells which have lost the ability to reproduce
• Cells which create abnormal tissues

Which of the following is not a way mutations occur in cellular DNA?

• UV radiation
• Genetics
• DNA repair proteins not working correctly
• Extreme cold

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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 drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.

• chemotherapy
• radiation therapy
• cancer surgery
• mitotic spindling

What is is called when a tumor proves to be NON cancerous?

• malignant
• benign
• oncogene
• byogene

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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These are examples of:

• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation

• Treatments for Cancer

• Mutations

• Examples of Asexual Reproduction

• Types of Tumors