ANSWERS
what is the leading cause of death in companion animals? - answer☑️✔️..cancer
cancer technician's role? - answer☑️✔️..basic knowledge, case management, quality patient
care, and client support
definition of oncology? - answer☑️✔️..study of cancer
what is cancer? - answer☑️✔️..uncontrolled cell growth
what is required for tumor growth and metastasis? - answer☑️✔️..angiogenesis
what is angiogenesis induced by? - answer☑️✔️..hypoxia
what are some local changes related to oncology? - answer☑️✔️..tissue destruction, impaired
function, pain, inflammation, and infection
what are some systemic changes related to oncology? - answer☑️✔️..infection and
paraneoplastic syndrome
how are things classified in oncology? - answer☑️✔️..benign, malignant, tissue of origin,
grade, and stage
what is a benign tumor? - answer☑️✔️..an abnormal growth that is not destructive and
doesn't metastasize
, physical effects of benign tumors? - answer☑️✔️..little to none, impaired function due to size
and/or location
what is a malignant tumor? - answer☑️✔️..uncontrolled growth that causes tissue destruction
and metastasizes
physical effects of malignant tumors? - answer☑️✔️..depends on tumor:
-expansive growth
-loss of function
-death
what is carcinogenesis? - answer☑️✔️..the formation of cancer, where normal cells are
transformed into cancer cells
carcinogenesis: - answer☑️✔️..-asbestos
*mesothelioma
-viral
*FeLV
-papova virus
*cervical cancer
carcinogenesis factors include? - answer☑️✔️..genetics, trauma, chronic inflammation,
hormones, viruses, diet, immune system dysfunction, radiation, and chemicals
what are examples of heritable cancers in dogs? - answer☑️✔️..renal cystadenocarcinoma and
nodular dermatofibrosis in German Shepherds