HIDC 4: What is Cancer?

What is the main cause of cancer?

• Mutation/Damage to DNA

• Viral infection

• Carcinogens kill cells

• An inherited disease

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mass of cells that does NOT have a tendency to spread is called a...

• Benign Tumor

• Malignant Tumor

• Cyst

• Lesion

A mass of cells that DOES have a tendency to spread is called a...

• Benign Tumor

• Malignant Tumor

• Cyst

• Lesion

What is often the first attempted remedy for damaged DNA?

• DNA Repair

• Apoptosis

• Vaccine

• Surgery

If DNA repair is unsuccessful, a cell is supposed to undergo programmed call death called...

• Apoptosis

• Cellular Proliferation

• Dysplasia

• Carcinogenesis

The smaller cancer rates in larger animals is often called...

• Peto's Paradox

• Hill's Postulates

• Ames Test

• Humorism

Which is the correct pair of definitions?

• Hypertrophy - Cells grow in size
  
  Hyperplasia - Cells grow in number

• Hypertrophy - Cells grow in number
  
  Hyperplasia - Cells grow in size

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which civilization was thought to be the first to document cases of cancer?

• Egypt

• Greece

• Rome

• Persia

What does "karkinos" mean in Greek?

• Crab

• Spider

• Octopus

• Scorpion

Which humor was connected to cancer?

• Black Bile

• Yellow Bile

• Blood

• Phlegm