BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cell Division, Henrietta Lacks, P53
22 Mar 2017
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All contain exact ingredients in the same amount. *no difference in drugs from product to product. Avoid phenylephrine, doesn"t work well no evidence. Cells get out of control, and grow larger. 2 types: benign and malignant: benign = not super serious, but in certain situations can be life-threatening, ex: huge tumour on face, malignant = growth is out of control, expanding consumes resources from the body. Some cases: interferes with the function of your body. Significant, something we want to pay attention to. If you live long enough, will eventually get cancer. Hair falls out, nausea, etc can die from the treatment. Chance of dying from cancer is the same as it was in 1950. Even though government funds millions on research for cancer. When you get older: treatments aren"t as successful, body isn"t as healthy as it was when you were young. Men get cancer at a higher rate than women: due to certain lifestyles.
