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Decks in this class (18)

Week 2 - Genomic Instability
Define genomic instability,
Name the types of genomic instabi...,
Name the types of cin
31  cards
Week 1 - Biological Hallmarks of Cancer
What is the difference in replica...,
Why can mutations be good for sin...,
Name 6 mechanisms that metazoans ...
10  cards
Week 1 - Models of Carcinogenesis
Name the 5 models used to study c...,
What are the classifications of t...,
In the mouse skin model which of ...
37  cards
Week 1 - Introduction to Oncogenes and Cancer
What did peyton rous discover in ...,
Describe the virus lifecycle simple,
Name the 3 characteristics of ret...
15  cards
Week 3 - Viruses, Infection and Cancer
What are the 3 chronic infectious...,
Name 8 viruses that cause cancer,
What cancer does ebv cause what t...
29  cards
Week 4 - Signal Transduction and Cancer
Name the four main forms of inter...,
Describe contact dependent signal...,
Describe paracrine signalling
17  cards
Week 2 - Cancer Genome
What did theodor boveri propose a...,
What are the 2 reasons to study c...,
Give at least 4 types of genomic ...
17  cards
Week 2 - Inherited pre-disposition to cancer
What is the percentage of cancers...,
Name 3 key characteristics of can...,
What is the definition of a cance...
21  cards
Week 2 - Experimental Tumour Viruses and Tumour Suppressor Genes
Name 3 experimental dna oncoviruses,
What is sv40 and what cells does ...,
What is polyoma virus and what ce...
15  cards
Week 3 - Papilloma Viruses and Cervical Cancer
How many women develop cervical c...,
How many cases of cervical cancer...,
What does cin stand for in regard...
29  cards
Week 8 Colon Cancer
Colon cancer or colorectal cancer...,
What interventional imaging metho...,
Mutation of what particular gene ...
43  cards
Week 8 - Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia
What is the definition of leukaemia,
What is the difference between ly...,
What does acute mean with regards...
28  cards
Week 8 - Melanoma
What is the malignant form of ski...,
What guide classifies pigmented l...,
Name the two growth phases of pig...
19  cards
Week 4 - Common Signalling Pathways
Why is cancer and development linked,
State the 5 developmental signall...,
What is a morphogen
5  cards
Week 5 - Mechanisms of Metastasis
Primary tumours are caused by the...,
Metastasis occurs due to a loss of,
Name 3 primary tumours and a comm...
7  cards
Week 5 - Angiogenesis and Cancer Treatment
What is angiogenesis,
What are the normal functions of ...,
What diseases does insufficient v...
17  cards
Week 7 - Immunotherapy and Cancer I and II
0  cards
Week 6 - Drug Resistance
Name 3 cancers that are commonly ...,
Name 3 cancers that are moderatel...,
Name 3 cancers that are resistant...
20  cards

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