What is a tumour marker? How are tumour markers detected in the body and can they be used diagnostically? Provide one example of a tumour marker

Q: What are the measures for prevention and early detection of breast cancer?

A: Breast cancer appears to be more common in females than males.. A lump in the breast, bloody flow…

Q: Ch. 7: Which of the following is FALSE about Wilms tumor? a) it is a genetic condition, often…

A: Introduction: A kind of juvenile cancer termed a wilms tumour originates in the kidneys. That is…

Q: What are Tumor Markers ?

A: Cancer is the abnormal growth and multiplication of normal cells. Cancer cells divide rapidly.…

Q: The Bcl-2 protein was initially discovered via its ability to contribute to progression of B-cells…

A: Cancer is a disease caused by abnormal cell division.

Q: List and define the two general types of tumor.

A: KEY WORDS :- Tumor - It is a cancerous mass or lump caused by abnormal division of cells. It can be…

Q: manifestations in the event that the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene accumulates mutations.

A: the cancer cell produces abnormal protein and their uncontrolled growth will lead to formation of…

Q: How are tumor grading and staging used to characterize cancers and guide the selection of cancer…

A: Tumor staging Different types of staging systems will determine the types of cancer. Fives stages…

Q: Download and read the attached review article…

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Q: Explain the multi hit approach to colorectal cancer regarding the pathways CIN chromosomal…

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Q: What are the normal functions of the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene?

A: The BRCA1 gene codes for the protein that causes breast cancer type 1. BRCA1 is a human tumour…

Q: What are genetic screens?

A: Genetic screen is screen used in a genetic experiment to detect a mutant organism.

Q: Differentiate between two different types of tumours?

A: Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of human beings. In cell of the cancer, the growth of…

Q: What is necessary for the Cancer diagnosis to be made? What information and additional factors…

A: Cancer is class of disease which dis[play uncontrolled cell growth or tissue beyond normal limits.…

Q: Benign Neoplasms and malignat in detail Provide a diagram

A: Neoplasms can be referred to as a mass of tissues formed by the uncontrolled growth and…

Q: List the characteristics of cancer cells that allow them to grow uncontrollably.

A: Cancer is defined as a disease in which the abnormal cells will undergo division uncontrollably and…

Q: Name the six fundamental properties of malignant tumours. Which of these properties are amenable to…

A: Malignant cells grow uncontrollably, invading nearby tissues and spreading to other parts of the…

Q: List seven factors that suggest a disease may have a genetic component.

A: DNA is the genetic material in most living organisms. It is the information hub of the cell that…

Q: Describe three popular methods for silencing tumor-suppressor genes.

A: Introduction Tumor suppressor genes are those that slow down the division and development of cells.…

Q: Explain key risk factors for cancer, and identify which risks are preventable, given current…

A: Cancer means the abnormal growth of cells or the new growth of cells that has an adverse impact on…

Q: What is cancer immunotherapy ?

A: In cancer, cells grow abnormally. Cancer is not one disease. It is a group of diseases. The…

Q: Explain how chromosome deletions, inversions, and translocations cancause cancer.

A: Cancer is a disease which is caused by the uncontrolled growth of the cells, without regulation of…

Q: Which crucial step in the oxidation of copper oresis carried out by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans?

A: Step 1: Introduction Bioleaching also referred as microbial ore leaching is a process in which…

Q: Explain why metastasis can lead to multiplesecondary tumors in different sites.

A: When there is some mutation that occurs in the DNA of any cell that leads to abnormal and…

Q: When is a tumourrefered to as malignant?

A: Cancer is defined as the biological disorder in which the cells undergo uncontrolled growth and cell…

Q: Tissues and differentiation: a) Explain what is meant by determination and differentiation b)…

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Q: Why would elevated levels of PSA be suggestive of prostate cancer given what you know about cancer?…

A: The prostate gland is situated below the urinary bladder and is responsible for the production of…

Q: How would you relate the cancer cellular pathophysiology with genomic instability?

A: Introduction  Cancer is well known disease now a day. In US, 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men develops…

Q: b) What is one reason that it is challenging to treat cancer?

A: The uncontrolled set of cell divisions give rise to cancer cells. This happens so, when the control…

Q: Explain Nomenclature of neoplasia. provide examples

A: Neoplasia refers to the uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells or tissues in the body; the abnormal…

Q: People with certain types of prostrate or breast cancer can opt to do for “active surveillance”,…

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Q: Describe the seven hallmarks of cancer i) List the seven hallmarks ii) Connect each hallmark to…

A: Weinberg and Hanahan gave 6 of the hallmarks of cancer in 2000 and then added 4 additional hallmarks…

Q: explain the similarities  between benign and malignant tumors?

A: Cancer is uncontrolled, abnormal excessive  division of cells. Differences  Benign tumour  1. Slow…

Q: How does the multistep model of cancer explain the observation that sporadic cases of retinoblastoma…

A: Disease is a sickness or illness characterized by specific symptoms and signs. Cancer is a…

Q: Explain what is meant by the “normalization window” for treatment of cancer with antiangiogenic…

A: A normal cell undergoes regulated division, differentiation and apoptosis. When normal cells have…

Q: Why is infection likely to occur at the tumor site?

A: Unlike cancer, tumor won't spread to different areas. It will be formed as a lump in any part of the…