Chapter 2 Section 4 Cancer and Amoeba Sisters Cell Cycle and Cancer – Flashcards
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When cells grow and divide uncontrollably
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Cancer
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When the sequence of a strand of DNA is changed and causes Cancer to start during division
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Mutation
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When Cancer Cells divide too much in a mass to make a bump
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Tumor
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How Cancer spreads:
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Bad cell breaks off of tumor and enters bloodstream
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Common Types of Treatments for Cancer
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Surgery, Radiation, and Chemotherapy
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Remove tumor, not spread
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Surgery
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high energy wave beams destroy bad cells, has spread
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Radiation
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Drugs carry through the bloodstream and destroy or slow the growth of cells
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Chemotherapy
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How to prevent cancer
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Do not smoke, eat healthy, and protect skin from sunlight
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The organization that regulates testing
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FDA
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How long does testing usually occur for?
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7 years
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Steps to test for Drugs:
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Chemical Tests, Animal Tests, Human Volunteers
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This checks everything is correct in the cell before dividing
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Checkpoints
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When the cell does not pass the checkpoint and self destructs
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Apoptosis
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Cancer Cells create their own ____________. This causes blood vessels to give food to the cancer cells and increase growth. It also takes away from healthy cells.
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Growth Hormones
