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Decks in this class (21)

What is Cancer Lecture 1
What is the function of the soma,
How many cells in the body and ho...,
Describe tumour suppressor genes
7  cards
Stratified medicine Lecture 2
Define stratified medicine,
What are the features of a good b...,
What types of biomarker are there
4  cards
Cancer biology Lecture 3
Define neoplasia,
Describe how cancer is formed,
Some causes of cancer
7  cards
Environmental factors and cancer Lecture 4
What is the risk assessment for c...,
Describe the agents of outdoor po...,
What is the significance of asbestos
5  cards
Viruses and human cancer lecture 5
Name the cancer causing viruses,
Describe epstein barr virus and c...,
Describe the causes of burkitt ly...
12  cards
Cytoplasmic signalling and cancer Lecture 6
Describe the types of receptors,
Describe the pi3 kinase pathway,
How do receptor tyrosine kinases ...
12  cards
Sustaining proliferative signals (oncogenes) Lecture 7
Define proto oncogene and oncogene,
How can oncogenes be amplified to...,
Key concept of oncogens
10  cards
Evading growth suppressors Lecture 8
What is the significance of the r...,
What is knudsons 2 hit hypothesis,
Descrbie characteristcs of tumour...
11  cards
Tumour biology Lecture 9
When are the cell cycle checkpoints,
What is the rb restriction point,
How is rb regulated
13  cards
Distinguishing drivers and passengers Lecture 10
Why are drivers difficult to dist...,
What method can you use to distin...,
Give an example of driver and pas...
8  cards
Metabolism in cancer cells Lecture 12
Why is cancer metabolism different,
What is the warburg effect,
What are the possible explanation...
9  cards
Apoptosis lecture 13
Summarise apoptosis,
Describe the mechanism of apoptosis,
Describe the extrinsic pathway
12  cards
Fanconi anaemia lecture 14
List some clinical phenotype,
Describe the genetics of fanconi ...,
What are the cancers that fa pati...
6  cards
Invasion And Metastasis lecture 15
What does metastasis require,
Describe the metastatic cascade,
How is the pre metastatic niche f...
15  cards
Tumour microenvironment Lecture 16
What are parenchymal and stromal ...,
What are the non cellular compone...,
What are the other cellular compo...
12  cards
Angiogenesis lecture 17
Explain the role of angiogenesis ...,
Steps of angiogenesis,
What is the importance of the von...
10  cards
Cancer screening and prevention Lecture 18
What is screening,
Prerequisities for screening,
Diseases suitable for screening are
8  cards
Cancer and the immune system Lecture 19
What is the immune system,
Describe b cells,
Describe t cells
8  cards
Breast cancer Lecture 20
What are the risk factors for bre...,
How can you classify breast cancer,
Briefly summarise hormone involve...
15  cards
Chemotherapy Lecture 21
What are the objectives of cancer...,
What are the 2 types of drugs,
What is the norton simon hypothesis
13  cards
Developing new therapies Lecture 22
What is the first step of drug de...,
What is the second step of drug d...
2  cards

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