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Decks in this class (15)

Cellular pathology of cancer
What is metaplasia,
What is a common example of patho...,
What is a common example of physi...
54  cards
Cell division
What is contact inhibition of gro...,
What do cells have to do before t...,
What is the most vulnerable part ...
54  cards
Signalling mechanisms of growth and division
In what phase are most adult cells,
What is the role of c myc,
What are myc conc levels like dur...
105  cards
Biological basis of cancer therapy
What are the 5 most common cancer...,
What is expected to happen to the...,
What is expected to happen to dis...
61  cards
External factors controlling division and behaviour of normal and cancerous cells
What is cell behaviour,
What chemical external influences...,
What physical external influences...
72  cards
Invasion: Regulation of cell migration
What sort of tissue is involved i...,
What is beneath the layer of cell...,
What happens if there is an accum...
57  cards
Oncogenes and tumour suppressors
What are the hallmarks of cancer ...,
What do proto oncogenes code for,
What can mutation of a protooncog...
35  cards
Apoptosis
Why do we need programmed cell death,
Give an example of developmentall...,
Give example of excess unneccesar...
91  cards
Angiogenesis
What is angiogenesis,
What is vasculogenesis,
What is the first organ system th...
63  cards
DNA damage and repair
What percentage of cancers are du...,
What can damage dna,
Give an example of something endo...
71  cards
Cancer as a disease- colorectal cancer
Where does colorectal cancer in t...,
Where does colorectal cancer come...,
What is the function of the colon
60  cards
Cancer as a disease: Leukaemia
What percentage of all cancers ar...,
In what age group are blood cance...,
At what age range is blood cancer...
29  cards
Epidemiology of cancer
How many people die every day as ...,
What percentage of deaths a year ...,
Why is the incidence of cancer ex...
18  cards
Breast cancer
What is unique about the breasts ...,
What happens to the breast during...,
Which part of the breast can deve...
62  cards
Skin cancer
What are the 5 layers of epidermis,
Where is the basal layer of kerat...,
What happens to keratinocytes
77  cards

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