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Which characteristic of neoplasms alters the metabolism and degrades neighboring unaffected cells?
Which characteristic of neoplasms alters the metabolism and degrades neighboring unaffected cells?
What are the three tumor suppressor genes that, when mutated, allow neoplasias to form?
What are the three tumor suppressor genes that, when mutated, allow neoplasias to form?
What type of tumors stem from chondrocytes?
What type of tumors stem from chondrocytes?
Which cancer is caused by environmental toxins damaging DNA and inducing mutations in the ras family of oncogenes?
Which cancer is caused by environmental toxins damaging DNA and inducing mutations in the ras family of oncogenes?
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What is the classification of distant metastasis where cancer has not spread to other body parts?
What is the classification of distant metastasis where cancer has not spread to other body parts?
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What is the most common tumor type in the brain?
What is the most common tumor type in the brain?
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What do we call it when a chromosome breaks, relocates, and unites with another chromosome, leading to excessive gene activity and abnormal cell growth?
What do we call it when a chromosome breaks, relocates, and unites with another chromosome, leading to excessive gene activity and abnormal cell growth?
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In the initiation-promotion-progression theory of cancer, which phase involves the growth and reproduction of mutated cells?
In the initiation-promotion-progression theory of cancer, which phase involves the growth and reproduction of mutated cells?
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Which type of tumors arise from bone cells?
Which type of tumors arise from bone cells?
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What is the term for genes that control cell division and cell death rates?
What is the term for genes that control cell division and cell death rates?
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Which stage of lung cancer involves cancer being present in the lungs and nearby lymph nodes?
Which stage of lung cancer involves cancer being present in the lungs and nearby lymph nodes?
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What kind of mutation involves damage to a single nucleotide base pair in DNA, leading to the development of altered proteins in somatic cells?
What kind of mutation involves damage to a single nucleotide base pair in DNA, leading to the development of altered proteins in somatic cells?
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What is the primary source of the carcinogenic ultraviolet radiation that can induce cancer?
What is the primary source of the carcinogenic ultraviolet radiation that can induce cancer?
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Which phase in the initiation-promotion-progress theory of cancer is characterized by the cancerous growth becoming independent of continued exposure to promoters?
Which phase in the initiation-promotion-progress theory of cancer is characterized by the cancerous growth becoming independent of continued exposure to promoters?
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Which gene, when mutated and activated, inhibits apoptosis, making the cell immortal by ignoring normal triggers to die?
Which gene, when mutated and activated, inhibits apoptosis, making the cell immortal by ignoring normal triggers to die?
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Which component in the body is primarily responsible for metabolizing and deactivating potentially carcinogenic chemicals?
Which component in the body is primarily responsible for metabolizing and deactivating potentially carcinogenic chemicals?
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What is the term used for malignant neoplasms originating from the blood and blood forming organs?
What is the term used for malignant neoplasms originating from the blood and blood forming organs?
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Which gene mutation, caused by environmental exposures after fertilization, is associated with acquired changes in DNA?
Which gene mutation, caused by environmental exposures after fertilization, is associated with acquired changes in DNA?
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What is the classification for distant metastasis where cancer has spread to other body parts?
What is the classification for distant metastasis where cancer has spread to other body parts?
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Which gene variants are inherited differences that are not mutations but can still impact cell growth?
Which gene variants are inherited differences that are not mutations but can still impact cell growth?
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What is the hormone that can directly kill tumor cells and inhibit mitosis?
What is the hormone that can directly kill tumor cells and inhibit mitosis?
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Which classification is used to describe the size or extent of the primary tumor?
Which classification is used to describe the size or extent of the primary tumor?
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What is the main characteristic of neoplasms that provides extensive blood flow to tumor cells?
What is the main characteristic of neoplasms that provides extensive blood flow to tumor cells?
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Which of the following goals of cancer treatment involves reducing symptoms without curing cancer?
Which of the following goals of cancer treatment involves reducing symptoms without curing cancer?
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What type of tumor is characteristic of glandular epithelial origin?
What type of tumor is characteristic of glandular epithelial origin?
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Which drug inhibits tumor growth in estrogen-sensitive breast tissues by blocking the action of estrogen?
Which drug inhibits tumor growth in estrogen-sensitive breast tissues by blocking the action of estrogen?
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Which phase in the initiation-promotion-progression theory causes a mutation in a cell?
Which phase in the initiation-promotion-progression theory causes a mutation in a cell?
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What is the process referred to as when tumor cells move into adjacent tissues and organs?
What is the process referred to as when tumor cells move into adjacent tissues and organs?
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Which classification system relates to the number and location of regional lymph nodes with cancer?
Which classification system relates to the number and location of regional lymph nodes with cancer?
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What is the term for the loss of cell differentiation and cell function?
What is the term for the loss of cell differentiation and cell function?
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Which gene mutation has the potential to cause cancer by promoting unregulated cell growth and development?
Which gene mutation has the potential to cause cancer by promoting unregulated cell growth and development?
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What is the most common type of tumor found in the brain?
What is the most common type of tumor found in the brain?
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Which classification of distant metastasis indicates cancer has spread to other body parts?
Which classification of distant metastasis indicates cancer has spread to other body parts?
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What is the process called by which tumor cells move into adjacent tissues and organs?
What is the process called by which tumor cells move into adjacent tissues and organs?
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What is the phase in the initiation-promotion-progression theory where mutated cells' growth and reproduction are expanded?
What is the phase in the initiation-promotion-progression theory where mutated cells' growth and reproduction are expanded?
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Which gene mutation type occurs in the oocyte or sperm and may not result in cancer for everyone with the mutation?
Which gene mutation type occurs in the oocyte or sperm and may not result in cancer for everyone with the mutation?
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Which tumor suppressor genes regulate the rate at which cells divide and die?
Which tumor suppressor genes regulate the rate at which cells divide and die?
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In which stage of lung cancer is the cancer detected in the lung and nearby lymph nodes?
In which stage of lung cancer is the cancer detected in the lung and nearby lymph nodes?
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What type of tumors arise from bone cells?
What type of tumors arise from bone cells?
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Which characteristic of neoplasms can trigger the immune response by being present on the cancer cell surface?
Which characteristic of neoplasms can trigger the immune response by being present on the cancer cell surface?
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What is the goal of controlling growth and speed a part of in cancer treatment?
What is the goal of controlling growth and speed a part of in cancer treatment?
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Which gene mutation can result in a rare childhood cancer of the retina of the eye and has a major role in suppressing tumor proliferation?
Which gene mutation can result in a rare childhood cancer of the retina of the eye and has a major role in suppressing tumor proliferation?
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What do we call a primary tumor that cannot be located?
What do we call a primary tumor that cannot be located?
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In which stage of lung cancer has the cancer spread to both lungs or to another organ like the liver?
In which stage of lung cancer has the cancer spread to both lungs or to another organ like the liver?
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Which enzyme in the body is responsible for metabolizing and inactivating potentially carcinogenic chemicals?
Which enzyme in the body is responsible for metabolizing and inactivating potentially carcinogenic chemicals?
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What gene mutation, when permanently activated, allows a cell to ignore normal triggers to die and become immortal?
What gene mutation, when permanently activated, allows a cell to ignore normal triggers to die and become immortal?
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What is the main characteristic of neoplasms that provide extensive blood flow to tumor cells?
What is the main characteristic of neoplasms that provide extensive blood flow to tumor cells?
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Which classification system relates to the number and location of regional lymph nodes with cancer?
Which classification system relates to the number and location of regional lymph nodes with cancer?
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What type of tumors arise from bone cells?
What type of tumors arise from bone cells?
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What is the term used to describe the process of tumor cells moving into adjacent tissues and organs?
What is the term used to describe the process of tumor cells moving into adjacent tissues and organs?
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Which gene mutation, when activated, inhibits apoptosis, making the cell immortal by ignoring normal triggers to die?
Which gene mutation, when activated, inhibits apoptosis, making the cell immortal by ignoring normal triggers to die?
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What is the characteristic loss that allows further unrestricted growth of tumor cells and is a direct feature of neoplasms?
What is the characteristic loss that allows further unrestricted growth of tumor cells and is a direct feature of neoplasms?
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Which classification system pertains to the number and location of regional lymph nodes affected by cancer?
Which classification system pertains to the number and location of regional lymph nodes affected by cancer?
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What is the term for the phase in the initiation-promotion-progression theory that causes a mutation in a cell?
What is the term for the phase in the initiation-promotion-progression theory that causes a mutation in a cell?
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