Care II / MDC 2 Exam 1 Study Guide & Exam
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Seven warning signs of cancer
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o A-A sore that doesn't heal
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o U-Unusual bleeding or d/c
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o. T-Thickening or lump on breast or elsewhere
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o I-Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
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o O-Obvious change in wart or mole
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o N-Nagging cough or hoarseness
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Cancer development stages of malignancy
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o Metastasis
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Initiation (Stage of malignancy) i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- Normal cells are damaged
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and irreversible
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,Promotion Repeated exposure>Enhances growth of
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Progression i,-i,- i,- Increase in production of malignant cells
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Metastasis i,-i,- i,- Cells move from primary site to the rest of the
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Carcinogenesis/oncogenesis i,-i,- i,- cancer development
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Cancer classification
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o Ploidy
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o TNM
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o Doubling time and mitotic index
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Grading Looking under microscope and determine
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level/degree of mutation of cancer cell from normal cells
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o Ex. 1= No mutation
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o 4= Severe mutation
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,Ploidy i,-i,- i,- Number of chromosomes i,- i,-
Staging i,-i,- i,- How large is the primary tumor and how far has it
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TNM i,-i,- i,- o T-Tumor (How large is primary or 2nd)
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o N- Node (Are regional lymph nodes invaded by cancer cell)
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o M-Metastasis (0=None, 1=There is metastasis)
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Benign cells Normal cells growing in the wrong place or at
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the wrong time
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Benign Cell Features i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- o Harmless
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o Slow growing
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o Tight Adherence
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o Specific morphology
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o Small nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio
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o Specific differentiated functions
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o Tight adherence
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o Orderly growth
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o Normal chromosomes
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Benign cell looks similar to a
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Examples of Benign cells i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- o Skin Tag
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Malignant cells indicates cancer and can be harmful to
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normal body tissues and result in death
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Malignant cell features i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- o Large nucleus
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o Migration
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o Doesn't stop and replicates (No contact inhibition)
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o Loose adherence
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o Rapid or continuous cell division
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o Loss of cellular regulation
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o Abnormal chromosomes (< or > 23)
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