Bioengineering approaches to cancer

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Decks in this class (13)

Introduction & Review
Rank order of female cancer death...,
Rank order of male cancer deaths ...,
What was the biggest factor in lu...
8  cards
Nature of Cancer & Oncogenes
Primary vs metastasis,
Benign tumours,
Malignant tumours
7  cards
Signal Dysregulation
What are protein kinases,
Outline the process of rtk activa...,
What are some rtk dysregulation m...
14  cards
Tumour Suppressor Genes, Cell Cycle Clock
What happens to tsgs for cancer t...,
During what process can the heter...,
What are some mechanisms for the ...
13  cards
Apoptosis & Immortailsation
3 monitoring systems for p53 acti...,
What does p53 halt and attempts w...,
How is apoptosis triggered
9  cards
Multi-step Tumourigenesis
How does tumour formation progress,
What is the difference between th...,
What is the idea of intraturmoura...
4  cards
Genomic Integrity & Cancer Progression, Nuclear Biomechanics & Cancer
How does the body protect stem cells,
What is the compartment that prot...,
What protects the crypt stem cell...
12  cards
Angiogenesis & Stroma
How do neoplastic stromal cells c...,
How do tumours heal,
What do stroma release as a wound...
8  cards
Metastasis I
How do tumours kill,
What type of cells causes the mos...,
What prevents a benign neoplasm f...
7  cards
Metastasis II
What do high emt tfs correlate with,
What is the relation between the ...,
What is the difference between ci...
5  cards
First 3 pillars of Cancer Management
What is brachytherapy,
What is oncogene addiction,
What is the cause of chronic myel...
7  cards
Biomarkers, Off-target Toxicity & Targeted therapies
What are the classes of biomarkers,
What are the benefits of liquid b...
2  cards
Immunology & Immunotherapy
What cells are involved in the in...,
How does the innate response prot...,
How does the adaptive response pr...
3  cards

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