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Oncology - Answers -✔✔the branch of medicine concerning the study of tumors
CAUTION- 7 warning signs of cancer - Answers -✔✔Changes in bowel/ bladder habits
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
Obvious changes in warts or moles
Nagging cough or hoarseness
Primary prevention of cancer consists of - Answers -✔✔Changes in lifestyle habits to
eliminate or reduce exposure to carcinogens
Risk factors for cancer - Answers -✔✔Smoking
Dietary habits
UV radiation
Smokeless tobacco
Environmental/ Chemical carcinogens
Heavy consumption of alcohol
Most cancer staging is based on what 3 factors - Answers -✔✔Tumor size (T)
Spread to lymph nodes (N)
Metastasis to distant organs (M)
Cancer staging--Stage 0 - Answers -✔✔cancer in situ
cancer staging-- Stage 1 - Answers -✔✔Tumor limited to the tissue of origin; Localized
tumor growth
cancer staging-- Stage 2 - Answers -✔✔Limited local spread
cancer staging-- Stage 3 - Answers -✔✔Extensive local and regional spread
Cancer staging-- Stage 4 - Answers -✔✔Metastasis
General characteristics of neoplasms- BENIGN TUMORS - Answers -✔✔Slow, steady
growth
Remains localized
Usually contained within a capsule
Smooth, well defined, movable when palpated