BPS 1101 Midterm: Drugs Review
29 Jan 2019
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Benign: benign lesions can be fatal in developing countries, not harmful in effect. Malignant: very virulent or infectious, invades normal tissue, can recur even after removal. Cancer has been the leading cause of death in canada since 2011. Over 75% of all cases occur after age 55. Causes 570000 death per year in north america. Cells must be touching similar cells (tissue) Source of the hela cell line, the first immortalized cell line. The most important cell line in medical history. Requires 8 to 10 mutations in the same cell. Every tissue can spawn: more than 100 forms, each tumor is unique. Requires 8 to 10 mutations to occur in the same cell. Impossible to repair the function with small molecules: easier to something than to fix it. Cannot repair the damage with today"s technology: genetic repair expensive, difficult and unreliable. Programmed cell death protects the body from viruses and cancer.
