Khan Academy Notes: Cancer – Flashcards
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When the cells begin to grow rapidly
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Contact Inhibition
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When the cell realizes that there's something wrong and then the cell dies. (Kills itself)
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Aptosis
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Abnormal growth in cells. A neoplasm is another word for a tumor.
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Neoplasm
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An access of tissue produced by unregulated growth of cells. Also known as "neoplasm"
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Tumor
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A tumor that is just there and is not dangerous. It does not spread to other parts in the body. No damage is done.
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Benign Tumor
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Doesn't care what grows around it. Just wants to infiltrate everything around it. Grows like crazy in the benign tumor.
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Invasive
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When the cells break off and travel to other parts of the body. The notion of the cells being able to travel throughout the body.
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Metastisized
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A change in a sequence of bases in the DNA molecule resulting to an alternation to the genetic code.
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Mutation
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When the cells begin to travel throughout the body. This is called cancer cells. Cancer is a whole class of mutations
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Cancer
