OCN 2026 Exam Core Curriculum 7th Edition with all
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1. What is the genetic
Proto-oncogenes such as RAS enable cancer to become
alter-ation frequently
self-sufl-cient in growth and are common in colon and
associated with
pancreatic cancer
pancreatic cancer?
2. What is a
chromasome One chromasome moves to another as the cell divides
translocation? activating the oncogene. (i.e. CML , treated with
Imatinib)
3. What is a missense variant? A DNA base pair that results in the substitution of one
amino acid
for another in the protein of a gene (i.e. sickle cell)
4. What is an insertion Addition of one or more nucleotide pairs in a DNA sequence
vari-ant?
(i.e. Hunnington's disease, or fragile X syndrome)
5. Uncontrolled cell
Tumor suppressor genes
prolifer-ation occurs
with patho-logic
variation in what
growth-regulating
gene type?
6. When a cell with Germline variant/mutation
patholog-ically altered
DNA is inher-ited from
a parent this is called
a ...
7. What is the definition of car- The transformation of a normal cell into a cancer cell, a
com-
cinogenesis?
8. What is genetic reprogram-ming
that results in the ad-dition or
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Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
subtraction of a plex process that starts with pathogenic alterations in
regulatory cells, promoted by genetic instability,
inflammation and interac-tions within the tumor
microenvironment
Epigenetic change
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methyl group within a
DNA molecule called?
9. What lifestyle factors Diet, obesity, tobacco use, alcohol comsumption, toxic
in-duce epigenetic environ-mental exposure
changes?
Variability in the microbiome that can impact cancer
10. What is a polymorphic
phenotype, (development, malignant progression, response
mi-crobiome?
to therapy)
11. What is angiogenesis? The ability of cancer cells to to secrete substances that
lead to the
creation of new blood vessels that support continued tumor growth
12. What is tumor necrosis 17. What are nerve growth fac-tors?
fac-tor (TNF)?
13. What are the phases of
tu-mor formation?
14. What abilities do
cancer cells possess
that normal cells do
not?
15. What is the signaling
path-way that plays a
role in colon cancer
metastasis?
16. What do vascular
endothe-helial growth
factors cause?
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Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
1. What is the genetic
Proto-oncogenes such as RAS enable cancer to become
alter-ation frequently
self-sufl-cient in growth and are common in colon and
associated with
pancreatic cancer
pancreatic cancer?
2. What is a
chromasome One chromasome moves to another as the cell divides
translocation? activating the oncogene. (i.e. CML , treated with
Imatinib)
3. What is a missense variant? A DNA base pair that results in the substitution of one
amino acid
for another in the protein of a gene (i.e. sickle cell)
4. What is an insertion Addition of one or more nucleotide pairs in a DNA sequence
vari-ant?
(i.e. Hunnington's disease, or fragile X syndrome)
5. Uncontrolled cell
Tumor suppressor genes
prolifer-ation occurs
with patho-logic
variation in what
growth-regulating
gene type?
6. When a cell with Germline variant/mutation
patholog-ically altered
DNA is inher-ited from
a parent this is called
a ...
7. What is the definition of car- The transformation of a normal cell into a cancer cell, a
com-
cinogenesis?
8. What is genetic reprogram-ming
that results in the ad-dition or
1/
19
, OCN 2026 Exam Core Curriculum 7th Edition with all
Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
subtraction of a plex process that starts with pathogenic alterations in
regulatory cells, promoted by genetic instability,
inflammation and interac-tions within the tumor
microenvironment
Epigenetic change
2/
19
, OCN 2026 Exam Core Curriculum 7th Edition with all
Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
methyl group within a
DNA molecule called?
9. What lifestyle factors Diet, obesity, tobacco use, alcohol comsumption, toxic
in-duce epigenetic environ-mental exposure
changes?
Variability in the microbiome that can impact cancer
10. What is a polymorphic
phenotype, (development, malignant progression, response
mi-crobiome?
to therapy)
11. What is angiogenesis? The ability of cancer cells to to secrete substances that
lead to the
creation of new blood vessels that support continued tumor growth
12. What is tumor necrosis 17. What are nerve growth fac-tors?
fac-tor (TNF)?
13. What are the phases of
tu-mor formation?
14. What abilities do
cancer cells possess
that normal cells do
not?
15. What is the signaling
path-way that plays a
role in colon cancer
metastasis?
16. What do vascular
endothe-helial growth
factors cause?
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