Cancer (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Flashcards
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Cause of cancer
Cause of cancer
Uncontrolled cell growth and division
Location of benign tumours
Location of benign tumours
Confined to one place, within a membrane
Benign tumours: invade other tissues?
Benign tumours: invade other tissues?
No, they do not invade or spread
Malignant tumours: cancerous?
Malignant tumours: cancerous?
Yes, they are cancerous and spread
Metastasis definition
Metastasis definition
Spread of cancer via blood/lymph forming secondary tumours
How cancer cells differ from normal cells
How cancer cells differ from normal cells
Divide more rapidly and live longer
Cancers linked to smoking
Cancers linked to smoking
Lung, mouth, bowel, stomach, cervical
Cancer risk from UV exposure
Cancer risk from UV exposure
Skin cancer
Hepatitis B & C cancer risk
Hepatitis B & C cancer risk
Liver cancer
BRCA1 & BRCA2 mutations cancer risk
BRCA1 & BRCA2 mutations cancer risk
Breast and ovarian cancers