BIOL1004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
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Cancer is caused by tumours: tumours are abnormal masses of tissue, with growth exceeding that of normal tissues. Tumours are not always cancer, there are 2 forms of tumours; benign (generally don"t spread) and malignant (cancer) Capable of metastasis (able to spread to distant parts of the body): Can cer arises fr om one malign an t ce ll. Cell is capable of uncontrolled growth as a result of genetic (dna) damage, called transformation. Daughter cells are hence also capable of uncontrolled growth. Can cer is a le adin g cause of de ath in austr alia. Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung = lung cancer (rank 4) Malignant neoplasm of colon, sigmoid, rectum and anus = colon cancer (rank 6) Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue = blood cancer (rank 8) Malignant neoplasm of prostate = prostate cancer (rank 10) Malignant neoplasm of pancreas = pancreatic cancer (rank 13)
