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| every type of cancer begins w _______ |
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| a single genetic mutation |
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| mutations can result from _____ |
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| error during DNA replication, resulting in a change in the sequence of base pairs |
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| Mutations can result from exposure to _______ |
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(radiation, chemicals, viruses, smoking...)
leads to change in chromosomes
changes normal cells into maligmant cells
leads to cell division |
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| growth of new blood vessels |
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| spreading to new tissues through blood vessels |
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surgery
radiation
chemotherapy
chemoprevention therapy
anti-anglogenis
anti-metastatic
anti-oncogenic... |
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| skipping the checkpoint in interphase, constantly undergoing mitosis, not dying |
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| Mutation in DNA replication |
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Insertion
Deletion
Substitution |
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| when one or more base pairs are lost |
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| when one or more base pairs are put into DNA |
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| when one or more base pairs are replaced by a different one |
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| prevents creating blood vessels |
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| prevents spreading to new tissues |
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