the new growth that occurs as a result of neoplasia
side effects of chemotherapy drugs
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Neutropenia (decreased white blood cells) causing risk for infections
anemia, fatigue
thrombocytopenia (decreased platelets) causing risk for bleeding
anorexia, nausea, and vomiting
hair loss
What are the two broad categories of malignant neoplasms?
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Solid tumors
hematologic cancers
What body parts do we screen through observation?
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skin
mouth
external genitalia
What are the 4 oncogenic viruses that can induce cancer?
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Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
hepatitis B virus (HBV)
, human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), which causes Kaposi sarcoma in people
with AIDS.
What are progenitor cells?
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--the more specialized cells are unable to divide, so they rely on
progenitor or parent cells of the same lineage that have not yet
differentiated to the extent that they have lost their ability to divide
--they have enough differentiation so the daughter cells are limited to the
same cell line, but not quite differentiated enough to prohibit active
proliferation
What is the most important procedure in diagnosing the correct cancer and
histology?
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Tissue biopsy
cell cycle (figure 2.1)
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