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What causes cancer to develop?
What causes cancer to develop?
- DNA mutations (correct)
- Genetic inheritance
- Viral infection
- Bacterial infection
Which of the following is true about cancerous cells?
Which of the following is true about cancerous cells?
- They are caused by bacterial infection
- They cannot spread to other parts of the body
- They cannot invade surrounding tissues
- They can invade surrounding tissues and spread to other parts of the body (correct)
How are cancers grouped into categories?
How are cancers grouped into categories?
- Based on their size
- Based on their stage of development
- Based on their location in the body
- Based on the type of cells they develop from (correct)
What is the difference between benign and malignant tumors?
What is the difference between benign and malignant tumors?
Which of the following is NOT a type of cancer?
Which of the following is NOT a type of cancer?
What is the most common type of cancer in adults?
What is the most common type of cancer in adults?
Where do sarcomas arise from?
Where do sarcomas arise from?
Where do myelomas arise from?
Where do myelomas arise from?
Where do leukemias arise from?
Where do leukemias arise from?
Where do lymphomas arise from?
Where do lymphomas arise from?
Where do melanomas stem from?
Where do melanomas stem from?
How are different types of cancer treated?
How are different types of cancer treated?
Study Notes
- Cancer is caused by abnormal cells multiplying out of control due to DNA mutations.
- Cancerous cells can invade surrounding tissues and spread to other parts of the body.
- Cancers are grouped into categories based on the type of cells they develop from.
- Not all tumors are cancerous; benign tumors do not invade surrounding tissues.
- Carcinomas, sarcomas, myelomas, leukemias, lymphomas, and melanomas are different types of cancer.
- Carcinomas are the most common type of cancer in adults and come from epithelial tissues.
- Sarcomas arise from connective tissue, myelomas from plasma cells, leukemias from bone marrow, and lymphomas from lymphoid tissue.
- Melanomas stem from pigmented skin cells.
- Benign tumors are less likely to return once removed.
- Different types of cancer grow, spread, and are treated differently.
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Description
Test your knowledge on cancer and its various types with this informative quiz. Learn about the causes and characteristics of cancer, as well as the differences between benign and malignant tumors. Discover the categories of cancer and their origins, including carcinomas, sarcomas, myelomas, leukemias, lymphomas, and melanomas. Enhance your understanding of cancer growth, spread, and treatment, and become more informed about this widespread disease.
