What is cancer?

Name the five characteristics of cancer cells.

Metastasis.

Survival and statistics.

Which demographic does cancer hit most frequently?

What are tumours (Neoplasms)?

Sarcoma

Teratoma

Leukaemia

Behaviour of Benign neoplasms.

Benign Neoplasms characteristics.

Behaviour of Malignant tumours.

Malignant neoplasm characteristics.

Histogenic classification.

Grading

Grading in depth.

Causes of cancer

Genetic and Epigenetic factors of cancer.

Major Viral Cancers

Hepatitis B Virus.

Causes of Cancer (infections)

Genes stimulated during cancer caused by infection.

Genetic changes in cancer.

Diagnosis of cancer.

Staging.

What are primitive cells, and what is dedifferentiation associated with?

HPV (Human Papilloma Virus).

DNA repair genes and cancer.

Principles of Cancer treatment.

Principles of Cancer therapy.

Chemotherapy:
Tumour antibiotics and Mitotic disrupters.

Chemotherapy:
Antimetabolites

Radiotherapy.

Nomenclature of tumours.

Classification of Tumours.

Oncogenes.

Tumour suppressor genes.

Inactivation of P53- its role in pre cancer cells.

Retinoblastoma (RB) Protein

Blood Vessel Genes