Cancer
Cancer: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Cancer, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis, Oncogenes, Tumours, Causes of Cancer 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?

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 | 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

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 protein products of tumour suppressor gene may

The floor of a square hall is tiled completely with forty-nine square shaped tiles. If the side of each tile measures 2m, what was the perimeter of the hall? (in m)

The most common cancer in men in India is
