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Understanding Oncology and Cancer

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What is the definition of cancer?

A disease caused by an overgrowth of healthy cells

A disease process that begins when an abnormal cell is transformed by the genetic mutation of cellular DNA (correct)

An umbrella term for many diseases that begin in body cells

A mass of tissue formed when new cells are not needed

What is the predicted increase in cancer rates worldwide over the next 20 years?

30%

50% (correct)

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10%

How are healthy cells in the human body supposed to divide?

To form a mass of tissue called a tumor

To undergo genetic mutation

To produce more cells (correct)

To stop dividing when new cells are not needed

What are the common theories for the development of cancer?

<p>Cellular transformation and failure of the immune response</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the World Cancer Report, what is the predicted number of new cancer cases each year by 2020?

<p>15 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

Understanding Oncology and Cancer

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Questions and Answers

What is the definition of cancer?

What is the predicted increase in cancer rates worldwide over the next 20 years?

How are healthy cells in the human body supposed to divide?

What are the common theories for the development of cancer?

According to the World Cancer Report, what is the predicted number of new cancer cases each year by 2020?

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