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Cancer
Accelerated Biology
Learning Objectives
The different methods of diagnosing cancer.
The difference between a malignant tumor and a benign tumor.
The various causes of cancer.
Difference between oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes.
How does cancer spread to different parts of the body.
The current treatments for cancer
Hallmarks of cancerUncontrolled cell division
Evading Death (Apoptosis)
Hallmarks of cancer
Becoming immortal
Diagnosis
Biopsy
Diagnosis Contact Inhibition lost
Normal Cell
Cancer Cell
Diagnosis Extra chromosomes
Malignant Vs. Benign
Genetics and Cancer
Causes of CancerHow cells go bad?
Oncogenes
Cyclin
OncogenesTelomerase
(Cause of immortality)
Loss or gain of
function
in cancer?
Causes of cancerTumor Supressor gene
P53
Apoptosis
Cell cycle arrest
Repair of DNA
damage
Loss or Gain of function in Cancer?
How does Cancer Spread?
• Metastasis
• Angiogenesis
Current treatments for cancer
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Surgery
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