Some cancers show increased incidence with age while others peak at younger ages. Why do you suppose that some cancers have increased incidence with age while others peak in children?

Q: How can the observedenvironmental effects on cancer ratesbe exploited to reduce avoidablecancers?

A: Cancer is a fatal medical condition that is characterized by abnormal cell growth and the normal…

Q: How is an inmortal cancer cell line different from a regular cancel cell line ?

A: Cancerous cells : In our body cell division and differentiation is a highly regulated and controlled…

Q: #1)  Hyperplastic growth are not cancerous yet but show a higher than normal proliferation rate.…

A: ANSWER) TRUE Hyperplastic growth is the increase in the number of cells and therefore the…

Q: What differences in the cell cycle mightoccur between the cells of a benign andmalignant tumor?

A: The tumor is a tissue mass that is produced by the abnormal proliferation of body cells. During…

Q: What is tumor ? Explain the types of tumor a human can face ?

A: Cell is the basic unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be prokaryotic or…

Q: Table 23.3 lists occupation as an environmental factor associated withcancer. What occupations do…

A: Cancer is caused due to uncontrolled and abnormal division of the cells. They invade and destroy the…

Q: What is the fastest rate of growth of the tumor?

A: The rate of growth of tumor is slower than expected

Q: Why is it inaccurate to say, “Smoking causes cancer”?

A: Nicotine in cigarettes are said to have many physical and physiological benefits on body.

Q: Certain types of cancer can lead to humoral hypercalcemiaof malignancy. True or false?

A: Cancer is a disease that is associated with the uncontrolled division of cells and invasion of…

Q: Is cancer hereditary?

A: Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the…

Q: Describe how cancers may mutate.

A: Introduction :- Cancer is a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal…

Q: New cases of cancer are expected to increase in the ensuing years. How can estimating the future…

A: Cancer is a medical condition in which there is an uncontrolled growth of certain body cells and…

Q: explain the difference between benign and malignant tumors?

A: Tumors are unwanted and extra growth of cells.

Q: How is cancer diagnosed?

A: Step 1 Cell division is a normal process in a multicellular organism. Growth and repair take place…

Q: compare and contrast different etiologic factors associated with the development of childhood…

A: Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled and abnormal growth of cells in the…

Q: Which of the following statements are correct about tumors and metastasis (select all that apply)?…

A: Tumor is an abnormal mass of cells which grow and divide more than their requirement or they do not…

Q: The myc oncogene increases expression of the glutamine transporter and glutaminase that converts…

A: Cancer is a disease defined by the uncontrolled development of a group of abnormal cells that can…

Q: What is a method some tumors use to evade restriction of their growth by secreting substances that…

A: Cells are the part of human body which grows and divide to make new cells. They are the basic…

Q: What is required to enable a cancercell to metastasize?

A: INTRODUCTION: Metastasis means that cancer cell spreads to a different body part from where it has…

Q: Which combination of oncogenes and tumor suppressors is MOST likely to develop a tumor? 1) decreased…

A: Tumor is the characteristic feature of the abnormal cell division. The cell division rate is faster…

Q: What are the differences between a malignant and benign tumor and how are they used in diagnosing…

A: A tumor is a mass of tissue that is framed by an aggregation of unusual cells. Ordinarily, the cells…

Q: What is cancer?

A: In a multicellular creature, cell division is a natural process. Cell division has usually defined…

Q: What is cancer?

A: The cells of the body differentiate after the division to perform different functions. Some of the…

Q: Explain how a person can inherit a predisposition to cancer.

A: In cancer biology, predisposition means the increased risk of developing cancer through inheritance…

Q: Which type of cancer most cause bleeding?

A: Cancer is a broad term used to describe a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth…

Q: Explaoin the causes of cancer ?

A: The human body is made of cells. For growth and development, these cells in the body are divided and…

Q: What types of observations allow a pathologist to identify the tissue of origin of a tumor? Why are…

A: A tumor is an abnormal growth of body tissue. Tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous…

Q: What does the cancer stage refer to

A: A cancer's stage explains the size of the primary tumour and how far the cancer has spread across…

Q: How does knowing and understanding the history of cancer provide support for someone with a cancer…

A: Cancer: Abnormal cell growth caused by carcinogens form abnormal lump known as tumor.  It can occur…

Q: Why does inflammation fuel cancer development/invasion?

A: Introduction :- The immune system uses inflammation as one of its defence mechanisms against…

Q: Is Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) responsible for invasion and/or metastasis of tumors?…

A: Epithelial - mesenchymal transition is a process in which epithelial cell loss polarity and is…

Q: How are cancer cells different from normal cells?

A: Cancer cells are those cells which are divided abnormally and uncontrollably. There are many…

Q: Describe the changes that cells go through to become cancer.

A: Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer develops when the body's…

Q: What the hallmarks of cancer are? and briefly explain two of them.

A: The Hallmarks of Cancer are ten anti-cancer defense mechanisms that are hardwired into our cells,…

Q: List and define the 6 major categories of cancer based on histology?

A: Cancer is a type of disease where the cells lose their ability to undergo programmed cell death and…