PSYC 2110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Bacterial Vaginosis, Aids
15 Dec 2018
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Multi-caused/multi-factorial: there isn"t one thing that causes most cancers. Genetic factors, hormonal, environmental, nutritional, body composition, behavioral, etc. interact to varying degrees to cause cancer, some more potent than others. Neoplasms: synonym for cancer (neo = new, plasma = tissue (growth)), uncontrolled growth of cells that impede the organ system. Stages of disease and early detection: progressive, the trick to curing cancer is early detection. When you try to figure out how to screen and catch early, there aren"t a lot of tools. Cervical cancer: some hpv strains cause it, among most curable in women (routine health care w screenings, early detection, in a place where cancer is easy to remove before it spreads. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (cin): precancerous or early cancer cells: give an indication that cancer may develop (early detection), what health providers look for when they take sample of cervix mucosa (pap smear).
