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Cellular Pathology of Cancer
Define metaplasia,
Give two examples of metaplasia o...,
What are the two types of metapla...
30  cards
Cell Division
What is contact inhibition of cel...,
What happens during the three sta...,
What are centrosomes and what do ...
43  cards
Signalling Mechanisms in Growth and Division
What transcription factor is stim...,
Describe what happens to tyrosine...,
Give an example of an anti cancer...
44  cards
Biological Basis of Cancer Therapy
What are the five most common can...,
What are the four main anti cance...,
List the different types of cytot...
47  cards
External factors controlling division and behaviour of normal and cancerous cells
What are the three best known ext...,
Describe what happens to a cell w...,
Describe what happens to cells pl...
43  cards
Apoptosis
Define necrosis,
Define apoptosis,
Describe the process of necrosis
43  cards
Oncogenes and Tumour Suppressor Genes
What are the six hallmarks of cancer,
What is gene amplification,
What are chimeric genes
31  cards
Angiogenesis
What are the three ways of making...,
What is the main signal for angio...,
What is the most important pro an...
35  cards
DNA Damage and Repair
State some different types of dna...,
What are abasic sites,
What are the implications of sing...
36  cards
Invasion – Regulation of Cell Motility
What are the changes that occur i...,
What are the different types of t...,
What physiological phenomena does...
43  cards
Cancer as a Disease – Colorectal Cancer
What type of carcinoma are most c...,
What is the rate of turnover of c...,
What is a polyp
29  cards
Cancer as a Disease – Skin Cancer
What are the five layers of the e...,
What are the main cell types in t...,
State the types of skin cancer th...
44  cards
Cancer as a Disease – Breast Cancer
What is special about the breast ...,
Where do the vast majority of bre...,
Describe the two layers of epithe...
47  cards
Leukaemia
What is the most common cancer in...,
What is the literal meaning of le...,
Where does the problem exist in l...
39  cards
Cancer Epidemiology
What is the highest global cause ...,
How have death rates from cvs cha...,
How have death rates from cancer ...
25  cards

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