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What is cancer?

• The heart does not receive enough blood.
• Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
• Blood filled weak spot.
• Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

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An oncogene cell is a cancer fighting gene and helps to fight off cancer.

• True
• False

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What does it mean for a tumor to metastasize?

• mass
• spread
• to get better
• to repair cells

What is a biopsy?

• It is the removal of a cancerous organ.
• It is the removal of a cancerous mole.
• It is the removal of the lining of the uterus.
• It is the removal of a small piece of tissue to check for cancer.

Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

• the cell cycle
• red blood cell formation
• DNA replication
• ATP synthesis

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Taking samples from the body for clues that might indicate certain diseases.

• pathology
• oncoloy
• radiology
• genealogy

Which of these is a risk factor for developing cancer? 

• growing older
• genetic inheritance
• exposure to carcinogens
• all of the above

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In the normal cellular processes, which genes inhibit cell division?

• mutant genes
• oncogenes
• proto-oncogenes
• tumor-suppressant genes

Which of the following can lead to uncontrolled cell growth (cancer)? 

• Proto-oncogene 
• Oncogene
• Tumor suppressor gene
• DNA repair system 

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Which of the following is a way that your body defends itself against cancer?

• proto-oncogenes & tumor suppressor genes
• DNA repair system
• apoptosis 
• ALL OF THE ABOVE!

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