Provide in your own words what cancer is, your answer should include the loss of normal control mechanisms.

New cases of cancer are expected to increase in the ensuing years. How can estimating the future burden of cancer help us to prepare for this? Give detailed examples of different types of cancer and the trends that will likely be observed. What can we realistically expect to achieve regarding cancer risk reduction? Why is it important to have cancer statistics databases?

In your own words, explain each of the hallmarks of cancer. (immortality, produce go signals, override stop signals, resist cell death, angiogenesis and how it relates to metastasis.

Describe and discuss the characteristics of cancer cells. (keep it short please 4-5 sentence)

Your patient is diagnosed with cancer. Explain how cancer begins, is diagnosed and the etiology and characteristics of benign and malignant cancer.

Which of the following will help prevent cancer and increase survival?     Smoke only cigarettes.     Eat a low-fiber, low-fat diet.     Seek early detection of tumors.     Limit exercise.

The one of the “hallmarks of cancer" cells is they retain their ability to regulate the cell cycle. True False

Linda asks her son, who is a nurse, to look at the lesion. He notices that the lesion has an asymmetric border, is black and brown, and measures less than 3 mm. Which of these factors is NOT a warning sign of cancer? O Measurement of less than B mm O Asymmetric border O All of these factors are warning signs O Black and brown color a

Explain what it means when the developmental steps for cancer are “not obligatory” and give one example

In your own words, explain how cancer cells differ from normal cells in regard to the following: Cell to cell communication