Cancer

Question 1

Metastasize (cancer)

Answer 1

Mutated cells spread to distant sites, growing additional tumors

Question 2

How does cancer kill?

Answer 2

• interference with normal body cells

- tumors can block vital pathways in organ systems

Question 3

Benign Tumors

Answer 3

Abnormal growing mass which remains at the area of origin

Question 4

Tumor-suppressor genes

Answer 4

Produce proteins which detect damage, stop cell division, and assess damage

Question 5

Body’s Defense Against Cancer

Answer 5

• programmed cell death (apoptosis)

- body defensive cells (killer cells)

Question 6

Cancer

Answer 6

Uncontrolled cell division (uncontrolled mitosis)