What percentage of cancer-related deaths involve tumors that have spread throughout the body?

Cancer Cell Metastasis Concepts

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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50%
70%
90%
100%
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the term used to describe the movement of cancer cells to other parts of the body?
Migration
Invasion
Metastasis
Proliferation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What must individual cancer cells do to begin the process of metastasis?
Become resistant to treatment
Change their genetic structure
Multiply rapidly
Break away from the tumor and invade nearby vessels
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one of the main challenges cancer cells face when traveling through the bloodstream?
Lack of nutrients
High blood pressure
Recognition and destruction by the immune system
Competition with other cells
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to cancer cells that cannot survive in the bloodstream?
They become dormant
They die
They form new tumors
They return to the primary tumor
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What determines whether a newly arrived cancer cell will grow into a new tumor?
The speed of cell division
The size of the cell
The type of cancer
The suitability of the new environment
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the final step for a cancer cell to form a new tumor after leaving the bloodstream?
Beginning to reproduce
Finding a blood vessel
Becoming resistant to the immune system
Changing its structure
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might cancer cells that have reached a new location still fail to form a tumor?
They are too small
They lack nutrients
They fail to divide
They are attacked by bacteria
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