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Abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells that can
What is cancer?
become malignant and invasive.
Why was cancer People died younger from other diseases before
historically rare? cancer could develop.
Why is cancer more Because DNA damage and replication errors
common with age? accumulate over time.
What ancient evidence Bone tumors and possible tumors found in Egyptian
shows cancer existed? and Central American mummies.
What did the Edwin Smith "Ball-like" tumors in the chest that were cold, solid,
Papyrus describe? and untreatable.
Where does the term Greek word "karkinos" meaning crab, referring to the
"cancer" come from? tumor's appearance.
Who coined "metastasis" Joseph Recamier (1829); Greek for "removal from one
and what does it mean? place to another."
Who correctly explained Karl Thiersch—malignant cells physically move
how cancer spreads? through the body.
How did X-rays influence They allowed internal imaging and early cancer
cancer treatment? treatment but caused radiation-related cancers.
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Terms in this set (27)
Abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells that can
What is cancer?
become malignant and invasive.
Why was cancer People died younger from other diseases before
historically rare? cancer could develop.
Why is cancer more Because DNA damage and replication errors
common with age? accumulate over time.
What ancient evidence Bone tumors and possible tumors found in Egyptian
shows cancer existed? and Central American mummies.
What did the Edwin Smith "Ball-like" tumors in the chest that were cold, solid,
Papyrus describe? and untreatable.
Where does the term Greek word "karkinos" meaning crab, referring to the
"cancer" come from? tumor's appearance.
Who coined "metastasis" Joseph Recamier (1829); Greek for "removal from one
and what does it mean? place to another."
Who correctly explained Karl Thiersch—malignant cells physically move
how cancer spreads? through the body.
How did X-rays influence They allowed internal imaging and early cancer
cancer treatment? treatment but caused radiation-related cancers.
