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3.1.3-CancerWhat are the different types of cancer? - answer Carcinoma, Leukemia, Lymphoma,
and sarcoma.
What is Carcinoma cancer? Examples? - answer Most common type. It is a cancer that
starts in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body. It generally arises
from cells. EX: Lung, Breast, Colon, Bladder, and Prostate.
What is Leukemia? Examples? - answer Abnormal increase of immature blood forming
cells in bone marrow called "blasts". EX: Cancer of blood or bone marrow.
What is Lymphoma? Examples? - answer Is a cancer of the lymphocytes, a type of cell
that forms part of the immune system. EX: Lymph notes
What is Sarcoma? Examples? - answer Is a cancer that arises from transformed cells
derived from embryonic mesoderm. EX: bone, fat, muscle.
How can a cell become cancerous? - answer The cancerous cells keep dividing.
Apoptosis doesn't occur.
How can cancer spread? - answerOnce the tumor breaks out of the "basement"
membrane, it can spread. If it spreads into the blood stream, it can spread anywhere.
What is a benign tumor? What is a malignant tumor? - answerIt is a non cancerous
tumor that can't spread. A malignant tumor is a cancerous cell that can invade tissues,
and enter blood vessels.
Why is cancer so dangerous? - answerIt can spread easily.
What are the types of cancer detection and diagnosis for women? - answerCancer
screening, cervical cancer screening, ovarian cancer screening, and breast cancer
screening.
What are the types of cancer detection and diagnosis for men? - answerProstate cancer
screening.
What are the types of cancer detection and diagnosis for women and men? -
answerColon cancer screening, or a biopsy.
What are the 2 types of tumors? - answerHyperplasia, and dysplasia.
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