HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Epithelium, Prostate Cancer, Oncogene
4 Sep 2013
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Uterine because the type of cancer depends on the place of origin. Cancer is the #1 disease canadians die from. 40% canadian women will develop cancer in their lifetime. 45% canadian men will develop cancer in their lifetime. Cancer is a result of our choices/actions/genetics. After the age of 70, we have a lower success rate of surviving cancer. As the detection rates increase, death rate decreases. As detection rates increase, death rates decrease. Spreads through the circulatory system and lymphatic system (metastosis) * instead of growing to a certain extent, replicating and repairing; cancerous cells develop a neoplasm categorized as a tumor. This tumor is tested through biopsy to determine its status as either benign or malignant. These tumors will spread through the body if not treated through the circulatory system and lymphatic system. Spread will be dependent on the status of tumor; through expansion (benign) or infiltration (malignant) Error in cell reproduction (spontaneous errors) mutation .
