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Decks in this class (21)

Lecture 1b: History of Cancer
Definition of cancer,
Subcategory of series of mutations,
Subcategory of modified cells
25  cards
Lecture 1c: Modern History in Cancer Research & Hallmarks of Cancer
Rudolph virchow s discovery ident...,
Rudolph virchow s proposal,
Stephen paget s theory
28  cards
Lecture 2a: Characteristics of Cancer Cells
Main cause for cancer cells is __...,
Sporadic cancer,
Inherited cancer
37  cards
Lecture 2b: Types of Cancer's and Tumor Classification
3 categories of tumor classificat...,
3 categories of the differentiati...,
2 categories of biological behavi...
37  cards
Lecture 3a: Skin Cancers, Defects in Skin Repair
Intrinsic risk factors,
Non intrinsic risk factors,
Endogenous risk factors
39  cards
Lecture 3b: Skin Cancer's and DNA Damage
Xeroderma pigmentosum,
Average patient with nonmelanoma ...,
Diagnostic techniques
15  cards
Lecture 4a: Oncogenic Viruses
______ of all cancers are associa...,
______ of viral cancers occur in ...,
Viral cancers do not arise acutel...
15  cards
Lecture 4b: Mechanisms of Oncogenic Viruses
Anchorage independent growth and ...,
Nude strain mice,
Two direct mechanisms for viral o...
18  cards
Lecture 5a: Proto-Oncogene Activation
Proto oncogenes,
Oncogenes,
Times where increased transcripti...
4  cards
Lecture 5b: Ras-Myc Oncogene Addiction
Insertional mutagenesis,
Pbki0 mice,
Ras activation pathway
4  cards
Lecture 6a: Defects in Tumor Suppressor Genes
Tumor supressor genes,
Cancer susceptibility gene,
Tumors suppressors can act as ___...
19  cards
Lecture 5: Proto-Oncogene Activation in Malignancy
Origins of cellular oncogenes,
Viral oncogenes,
Tumor addiction to proto oncogene
38  cards
Lecture 6: Tumor Suppressors
Tumor suppressor gene,
Cancer susceptibility gene,
2 main functions of tumor suppres...
36  cards
Lecture 7: Multi-Step tumorigenesis & Metastasis
Primary site,
Staging,
Metastatic cancer
72  cards
Lecture 8: Tumor Microenvironment
Stromal compartment,
Tumor stroma respond to anticance...,
Tumor stroma composition
40  cards
Lecture 9: Tumor Angiogenesis
Tumor growth beyond _____________...,
In the absence of vascular suppor...,
Thrombosis
39  cards
Lecture 10: Inflammation and Cancer
Tumor associated macrophages in tme,
Estimated ___________ of adults i...,
_______ of kidney transplant pati...
16  cards
Lecture 11: Environmental Carcinogenesis
Carcinogen,
2  cards
Lecture 12: Animal Models of Cancer
0  cards
Lecture 13: Principles of Cancer Drug Discovery
0  cards
Lecture 14: Cancer Prevention
0  cards

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