Notes in neoplasm and cancer

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Published	09/23/2023	cancer is a {{c1::cellular based disease}} with {{c1::systemic manifestations}}
Published	09/23/2023	{{c1::pleomorphism}} is a condition where cells are varied in shape and size in undifferentiated cells
Published	09/23/2023	cancer usually occurs in cells that {{c1::have to reproduce a lot }}
Published	09/23/2023	progenitor cells are {{c1::parent cells that allow for more cell differentiation }}
Published	09/23/2023	a tumor is when {{c1::cancer cells gather to form a mass}}
Published	09/23/2023	tumor ending in -oma
Published	09/23/2023	tumor ending in -carcinoma
Published	09/23/2023	tumor ending in -sarcoma
Published	09/23/2023	cancers usually do not occur in {{c2::nerve cells}} or {{c1::muscular cells}}
Published	09/23/2023	cancers usually do not occur in {{c2::nerve cells}} or {{c2::muscular cells}}
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in lip-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in adeno-
Published	09/23/2023	metastasis is {{c1::the development of secondary malignant growth somewhere else in the body }}
Published	09/23/2023	benign tumors are {{c1::encapsulated}}
Published	09/23/2023	malignant tumors {{c1::grow and spread very fast}}
Published	09/23/2023	malignant tumors can also start to {{c1::build their own blood supply}}
Published	09/23/2023	angiogenesis is when {{c1::a tumor starts to build its own blood supply and subsequently takes away nurtients from other tissue}}
Published	09/23/2023	local spread of cancer is when there is
Published	09/23/2023	direct extension of cancer is when
Published	09/23/2023	cancer seeding
Published	09/23/2023	how do malignant tumors affect the body
Published	09/23/2023	neoplastic cells {{c1::ignore genetic controls}}, resulting in {{c2::excessive cellular proliferation and no more cellular differentiation}}
Published	09/23/2023	autonomy in cells refers to {{c1::excessive cell proliferation }}
Published	09/23/2023	proliferation is when {{c1::daughter cells are made from the division of parent cells }}
Published	09/23/2023	mutator genes {{c1::help prevent mutations }}
Published	09/23/2023	protooncogenes are {{c1::needed for normal proliferation }}
Published	09/23/2023	an oncogene is {{c1::responsible for uncontrolled cell proliferation}}
Published	09/23/2023	tumor repressor genes {{c1::help with supressing tumorous growth}}
Published	09/23/2023	mutations that occur in {{c1::somatic cells}} aren't passed down
Published	09/23/2023	mutations that occur in {{c1::germline cells}} can be passed down
Published	09/23/2023	GERD is a risk factor of {{c1::esophageal cancer}}
Published	09/23/2023	chronic pancreatitis is a risk factor that can lead to {{c1::pancreatic cancer}}
Published	09/23/2023	{{c1::chronic inflammation and immune suppression}} and {{c1::virus insertion of their own DNA}} can lead to cancer
Published	09/23/2023	what are warning signs of cancer
Published	09/23/2023	pain (being a local affect of tumors) is usually {{c1::absent until late stages}} and happens {{c2::when tumor is well advanced}}
Published	09/23/2023	local effects of tumors regarding tissues include
Published	09/23/2023	cacheixa causes {{c1::weight loss, fatigue, anorexia}}
Published	09/23/2023	anemia (systemic)
Published	09/23/2023	severe fatigue (systemic) are due to {{c1::inflammatory changes}} and {{c1::anemia}}
Published	09/23/2023	effusion
Published	09/23/2023	systemic infections usually occur due to {{c1::decline of resistance}}
Published	09/23/2023	paraneoplastic syndrome is when {{c1::tumor cells release substances that can have neurological and hormonal effects}}
Published	09/23/2023	secondary cancer prevention methods include {{c1::routine screenings, self-examination, blood tests, MRI, CT}} [3]
Published	09/23/2023	cytologic tests are tests that need a {{c1::cell sample}}
Published	09/23/2023	TNM classification system (biopsy) is used to {{c1::figure out how far they are and the prognosis }} *nurses aren't really going to be doing this
Published	09/23/2023	the goals of cancer treatment are {{c1::curative, control and palliative}} [3]
Published	09/23/2023	hamangi- prefix refers to {{c1::the blood vessel}}
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in chrondro-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in fibr-
Published	09/23/2023	a benign tissue is {{c1::not cancer}}
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in lympho-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in melano-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in meningio-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in mesothelio-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in myleo-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in osteo-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in rhabdomyo-
Published	09/23/2023	tumor starting in thymo-
Published	09/23/2023	a band is an {{c1::immature neutrophil}}
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