Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, ...
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Cancer cells may be immortal; that is, proliferate indefinitely in culture. Example: HeLa cells are cultured in laboratories around the world.
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Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells (mitosis). It ultimately kills the organism.
One out of three Americans will develop cancer. One out of four males and one out of three females will die of cancer.
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Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues and spread to other areas of the body where the cells are not normally located (metastasis).
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cancer-family syndrome pedigree in which unusually large numbers of blood relatives develop certain kinds of cancers.
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Cancer appears to result from a combination of genetic changes and environmental factors. A change in lifestyle that minimizes exposure to environmental carcinogens is one effective means of preventing cancer.
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Cancer of the prostate, a gland found only in men. The prostate surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra.
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Cathepsin B expression is increased in many human cancers at the mRNA, protein and activity levels.
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Cancer panelists discussed potential benefits and harms of predictive testing, public expectations about human genome research, and the roles of scientists and the press in generating those expectations.
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Cancer cells are those which undergo a series of rapid divisions such that the daughter cells divide before they have reached "functional maturity".
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Cancer: A disease process initiated by transformation of a cell to behavior lacking in normal proliferative control, and often involving invasive behavior and localized vascularization.
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a cancerous condition of blood characterized by overproduction of leucocytes
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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Carcinogen cancer-causing agent
(carcino = cancer; gen = bear produce)
CardiacSphincter ring of muscles between bottom of esophagus and top of stomach to close off stomach
(cardio = heart; sphinct = bind tight squeeze strangle) ...
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By National Cancer Institute
Organelle: A subcellular structure having a specialized function for example the mitochondrion, the chloroplast, or the spindle apparatus.
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The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site.
MHC
Abbreviation of major histocompatibility complex.
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A substance that induces cancer. Carcinoma. A malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue, which forms the skin and outer cell layers of internal organs. Catalyst.
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p53 A tumor suppressor protein found to be mutated in many types of cancer. palindrome A segment of duplex DNA in which the base sequences of the two strands is the same from each end of the strand.
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Retinoblastoma -- a childhood malignant cancer of the retina of the eye. reverse transcriptase viral enzyme used to make cDNA.
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To name just one, the observed development of resistance - to insecticides in crop pests, to antibiotics in bacteria, to chemotherapy in cancer cells, ...
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Oncogene: A gene in a tumor virus or in cancerous cells which, when transferred into other cells, can cause transformation (note that only certain cells are susceptible to transformation by any one oncogene).
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The VNTR approach is used in prediction of risk of hereditary forms of breast cancer, such as those caused by mutations in the BRCA1 gene.
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Defects in apoptosis are associated with maintenance of the transformed state and cancer. Anti-apoptotic proteins include Bcl-2 and
HSP
families (see also
caspase
).
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malignant tumor A mass of cancerous cells that have left their site of origin, migrated through the body, invaded normal tissues, and are growing out of control.
malleus The ossicle attached to the tympanum in middle ears of mammals.
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heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers). Although such disorders are inherited, they depend on the simultaneous pressence of several alleles; thus the hereditary patterns are usually more complex than those of single-gene disorders.
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Chemotherapy. A treatment for cancers that involves ad- ministering chemicals toxic to malignant cells.
Chloramphenicol. An antibiotic that interferes with protein synthesis.
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Carcinogen
A physical or chemical agent that causes cancer.
Cascade
A series of events that result in transmission and usually amplification of a weak signal.
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neoplasm (tumor) - a synonym for cancerous tissue
serotonin - increase vascular permeability and smooth muscle contraction. Originates from platelets ...
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carcinogen. A substance or agent capable of causing cancer.
caterpillar. The larva of a butterfly, moth, sawfly, or scorpionfly.
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tissue culture cells, cells transfected with foreign DNA are transformed if their exhibit morphology changes such as rounded cell bodies, loss of contact inhibition, and formation of plaques. These morphology changes are characteristics of cancer ...
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