Cancer
Cancer: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Cancer, Tumours, Causes of Cancer, Oncogenes, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cancer.
Important Questions on Cancer
Alopecia and anaemia are side effects of chemotherapy.
Which of the following are the measures for the treatment of cancer?
Match the following:
| List -I | List - II | ||
| (A) | Cancer cells | (I) | DNA replication |
| (B) | Transcriptional factors | (II) | Saccharomyces |
| (C) | Cyclins | (III) | Telomerase |
| (D) | Zygote | (IV) | Totipotent cell |
The cancer of epithelial cells is known as _____.
Which one of the following properties of normal cell is lost during its transition to cancerous cell?
Match the following.
| List - I | List - II |
| A) Neoplasia B) Hyperplasia C) Hypertrophy D) Parasitic castration |
I) Increase in the number of cells II) Degeneration of gonads of host III) Increase in the size of the host IV) Formation of a new structure in host tissue V) Abnormal increase in the volume of host cells |
Match the following lists:
| List - I | List - II | ||
| Parasitic Castration | Abnormal increase in the size of the host cells | ||
| Neoplasia | Increase in the number of cells of the host | ||
| Hyperplasia | Degeneration of gonads of the host | ||
| Hypertrophy | Abnormal division of the cells in the host tissues leading to cancer | ||
| Abnormal increase in the size of the host | |||
The correct match is
Cancer cell exhibits all of the following characteristic features except.
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| a | Carcinoma | i | and Lymphocytes |
| b | Sarcoma | ii | Connective tissue |
| c | Lymphoma | iii | Bone marrow cells |
| d | Leukemia | iv | Epithelial tissue |
Complete this paragraph by selecting correct sequence of words: Several genes called have been identified in normal cells which when activated will turn into and under certain conditions, could lead to cancerous transformation of the cells.
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| A | Carcinoma | I | Cancer of connective tissue |
| B | Sarcoma | II | Cancer of muscular tissue |
| C | Leukemia | III | Cancer of lymphatic system |
| D | Lymphoma | IV | Cancer of epithelial tissues |
| V | Cancer of bone marrow |
The correct answer is :
Breast cancer is caused by hormonal imbalance when there are high oestrogen levels.
The gene when activated in a normal human body that can cause cancer is
Blood and bone marrow tests are mainly done for analysis of
The protein products of tumour suppressor gene may
