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| Melanoma is what kind of Cancer? |
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| what does Angiogenesis do? |
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| Stimulate production of blood vessels to the tumor |
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| What is Cancer Inhibition? |
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| Like cells do not grow when touching each other |
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Genes-Segment of DNA
Proto-oncogenes-Pre-Cancerous Genes
Suppressors-Stops tumors |
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| Blood Cancer to many white cells |
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Any Cancer Causing Agent
Example (Smoke, Drink, Fat, Radiation, Viruses, Red Meat, Lack of Fruit, Poor Diet) |
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| Three main Cancer causing Viruses |
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| HPV, Genital Warts, Cervical Cancer |
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| _____% of cervical cancer is called by HPV |
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| what is one of the HPV vaccinations? |
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| What the Common test ran for cancer? |
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| Mammogram, Colonoscopy, Prostate Exam, Ultra sound (okay), CT (Better) MRI (best) |
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| How is one advised to prevent Cancer? |
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| Stop smoking/drinking, diet/exercise, Sunscreen, Reduce Red Meat, Check ups, Safe Sex |
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| Remove a portion of tissue in order to examine it for cancer cells |
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Chemo
Radiation
Immune therapy (Why is the immune low) |
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| What do angiogenesis Inhibitors do? |
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| Slow/Stop production of capillary veins in hopes of slowing or stopping the spread of cancer throughout the body |
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| Three major effects of cancer in the body are? |
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Crush good tissue
Spreads Rapidly (metastasis)
Starves good tissue of O2 |
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