Honors Biology II                   Cancer Vocabulary Worksheet               Name

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Write the correct response to the following statements:

 

  1. The precancerous condition in which there is an increase in the number of normal cells lining an organ is _____________________.

 

  1. What is the name of the male sex hormone? ______________.

 

  1. What is the scale used for rating sunscreens effectiveness in blocking the harmful UV rays? _________________.

 

  1. What is the term that describes an abnormal growth of cells that are not yet cancerous? __________________.

 

  1. What are the typical stages of the cell cycle? ____, ________, _________, ______,

 

  1. Any substance that can cause cancer is called a _____________.

 

  1. When the treatment for a cancer involves the use of drugs it is called ___________, and when it involves x-rays it is called ____________.

 

  1. What is the spongy tissue in the center of large bones? _____________ ________.  What does this tissues produce?________, ____________, ___________.

 

  1. A type of cancer that involves the overproduction of lymphocytes is called______________.

 

  1.  A non cancerous tumor is called a _______________.

 

  1. What is the name of the virus that is closely associated with sexually transmitted genital warts? ________________.

 

  1.  What structure on a gene limits the number of times a gene can divide?_______________.

 

  1. A gene that can suppress or block the development of cancer is termed __________ _______________ _____________.

 

  1. A body cell is a _____________  cell.

 

 

  1. A cancer that has spread beyond where it originated is termed ________________.

 

  1.  Cancer of the skin pigment cells is called ________________.

 

  1. What type of doctor specializes in the study of tumors?______________.

 

  1.  What term is used to describe a treatment that is used to prevent an illness? ______________.

 

  1.  What term is used to describe cell death?_______________.

 

  1. What type of gene can be mutated to cause a cell to become malignant? ____________

 

  1. What is cancer of the blood cells called? ____________.

 

  1. What virus is involved in infectious mononucleosis? _____________

 

  1. What is a CT scan? ________________

 

  1.  What is BRCA1 and BRCA2?

 

  1. A cancer that begins in the covering of an organ is called _____________.

 

  1. The removal of a sample of tissue to examine for a diagnosis is called _________.

 

  1. What is the study of the factors that affect the prevalence, distribution and control of disease  ____________

 

  1. When someone has no symptoms of a disease it is called _____________.

 

  1. What type of cancer develops in the lining of the blood vessels?

 

  1. What is a small virus that has a RNA genome?

 

  1. A malignant tumor that begins in the connective tissue is called ___________.