Study Guide Exam #1 BIO 302 Spring 2019

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Things to Know; Things to Ask Yourself (Key Concepts Covered) • What are the top 3 most common cancer killers in the USA? • How are cancers named? What is the most common class of malignant neop... lasms in human beings? • Is the cancer death rate in the USA going up or down? Why? • Is the cancer incidence rate in the USA going up or down? Why? • How does cancer begin? • What’s a mutation? How can a mutation be created by internal factors in the body and by external factors outside the body? • What are the 3 key characteristics/capabilities all cancers have in common and represent aberrations of normal cell capabilities that allow cancer cells to outcompete normal cells and tissues?? o What are the hallmarks that these correspond to? • What is the characteristic of cancer that causes most cancer death (i.e., what cancer characteristic is most lethal for cancer patients?) [Show More]

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