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CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY

CANCER
Group of diseases marked by rapid, uncontrollable proliferation of normal cells to a more primitive and undifferentiated state Large tumors are called neoplasms Can be benign (well contained) or malignant (continue to proliferate and spread or metastasize) Carcinogens are elements that may cause cancer (environmental, viral, genetic) Human cells that have gone wild

WHAT CAN POSSIBLY PREVENT CANCER?


Adequate exercise, high-fiber diet, avoidance of tobacco products

THREE PRIMARY TREATMENT MODALITIES


1. Surgery 2. Radiation 3. Chemotherapy

WHAT DO ANTICANCER DRUGS DO?


Kill cancerous cells Attenuate the growth of cancerous cells

LIFE CYCLE OF MOST NORMAL CELLS AND CANCER CELLS


1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G0 resting phase G1 pre-DNA synthesis phase (phase of normal cell metabolism) S period of DNA synthesis G2 post-DNA synthesis phase M - motosis

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