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Lesson 893 of 1524

Cancer

Cancer is thought to be caused by systemic issues, environmental exposures, and genetic determinants

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Cancer is thought to be caused by systemic issues, environmental exposures, and genetic determinants Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled and abnormal cell growth, which typically develops over years due to repeated insults to the cell’s genetic material

Malignant growths are cancerous, grow uncontrollably, and invade other areas of the body. Preventable causes of mutations that may lead to cancer include smoking, alcohol consumption, poor nutrition, and viruses.

cancer — disease caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells. brachytherapy — type of radiation treatment in which a radioactive source is placed in or near a tumor; it can be a wire, seed, disc, capsule, or implant. survivorship — state of surviving something that might have resulted in death; it applies to an individual from the time a cancer diagnosis is made throughout the remainder of their life. TNM system — method used for staging to describe the extent and spread of cancer based on the size of the tumor, whether or not the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes, and whether or not….

Worked example

What does “cancer” mean in Cancer?

  1. 1Use the wording this chapter gives for cancer.
  2. 2The book says: disease caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells.
  3. 3Do not use the meaning of brachytherapy. That term means type of radiation treatment in which a radioactive source is placed in or near a tumor; it can be a wire, seed, disc, capsule, or implant.

Result: disease caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells

Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for cancer.

Do not swap cancer and brachytherapy. cancer means disease caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells. brachytherapy means type of radiation treatment in which a radioactive source is placed in or near a tumor; it can be a wire, seed, disc, capsule, or implant.

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A fresh set from this chapter only. Choose 10 or 20. Multiple choice and fill-in, with no repeat inside the set.