KINESIOL 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Prostate Cancer, Tumor Suppressor Gene, Relative Risk

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINESIOL 1C03
• Professor: Krista Howarth

Document Summary

Cancer, what is it? abnormal growth and division of cells (2 phases: initiation and promotion (uncontrolled division of the cells)) Role of telomerase, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes and carcinogens. Process of metastases: when the cells divide, some may break away and travel to other parts of the body (the spreading of cancer) Carcinoma versus sarcoma: carcinoma: occurs in epithelial cells; makes up the majority of cancers, sarcoma: cancer in ct and msk. Different risk factors for different types of cancer. Cancer is the leading cause or morbidity and mortality in developed nations. On average, 3,340 canadians will be diagnosed with cancer every week. On average, 1,470 canadians will die of cancer every week. Cancer is primarily a disease of older canadians: 43% of new cancer cases and 61% of. 40% of women and 45% of men will develop cancer during their lifetime cancer deaths will occur among those who are at least 70 years old.