BSC 170- Final Exam Review Guide 2024.
BSC 170- Final Exam Review Guide 2024. Which virus is the leading cause of cervical cancer and the second leading cause of oral and throat cancer in humans? Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) What is the term used to describe the movement of cancer cells to new locations where they establish secondary tumors? metastasis Which cancer treatment utilizes or even manipulates the patient's innate defenses against tumors, such as amplifying their white blood cells? immunotherapy What is the name of an unmutated gene that is performing a normal function in preventing or controlling tumor formation, but if both copies of the gene are mutated it could cause cancer? tumor suppressor gene New techniques are allowing doctors to determine very specific differences between healthy cells and cancer cells in each patient and to use these differences to develop a precise treatment regiment. This new approach is called? Targeted therapy A benign tumor is formed by what type of genetic event? the loss of regulation of cell cycle What is the name of an unmutated gene that is performing a normal function in cell cycle, but if a single copy of the gene is mutated it could cause cancer? protooncogene What is the name of a protooncogene that has been mutated and the mutation results in cancer? oncogene.
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