Cancer Vocab – Flashcards
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Carcinogen
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any substance that produces cancer
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Cancer
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the uncontrolled growth of harmful cells in the body that multiply and attack healthy cells
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Malignant
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is cancerous and may spread throughout the body
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Benign
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not cancerous and does not spread
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Asbestos
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Found in buildings and used for insulation. People who work around this have a increased chance of cancer.
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Cells
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very small units that make up every living thing, like the human body.
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Biopsy
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a piece of tissue is removed from a tumor, or a place in body where cancer is suspected, like the bone marrow. you get medicine so you are comfortable during this test.
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Tumor
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a group of abnormal cells that form a mass
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Surgery
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the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures. involves using needles sometimes.
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metastasis
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the spread of a tumor to a new place in the body.
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Remission
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all signs of cancer are gone from body.
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Radiation
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uses high energy waves, such as X-rays, to damage and destroy cancer cells. it can cause tumors to shrink or go away.
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Oncologist
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a doctor who takes care of and treats cancer patients.
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Chemotherapy
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the use of anti-cancer drugs to treat cancer. taken as pill or given through an I.V. medicine flows from bag to vein which gets the blood, where it can travel and attack cancer cells.
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Lung cancer
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smoking. largest cause of cancer death.
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Skin cancer
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sun exposure. most common form of cancer in the U.S.
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Leukemia
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linked to exposure to radiation and chemicals. increase of abnormal white blood cells.
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Leukemia
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keeps the body from making healthy cells.
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Breast cancer
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family history. more common in women over 50. Second major cause of death among women.
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A in abcd
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asymmetry
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B in abcd
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border irregularity
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C in abcd
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color
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D in abcd
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diameter
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Normal body cells
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knows not to grow big and knows when to die.
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Cancer cells
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grows rapidly to bigger sizes and divides much faster and does not know when to die.
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Fiber
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5 guidelines. Eat food containing this.
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overweight
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5 guidelines. Avoid being this.
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Fat
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5 guidelines. Reduce intake/eating this.
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alcohol
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5 guidelines. Avoid drinking this
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Vitamins A and C
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5 guidelines. Eat food with lots of these
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The best defense
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early detection.
