Cancer
Cancer: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Cancer, Tumours, Sarcomas, Carcinomas, Leukaemia, Causes of Cancer, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis, Treatment of Cancer, Oncogenes, Lymphoma, Insulinoma and Gut-associated Lymphoid tissue.
Important Questions on Cancer
Spleen is the gut-associated lymphoid tissue.
What includes Gut-associated lymphoid tissue?
Describe the role of gut associated lymphoid tissue?
Write down the names of compartments of the GALT?
What is gut-associated lymphoid tissue(GALT)?
Study the following related to 'Cancer'. The correct statements are
(i) Normal cells are joined by intercellular adhesion proteins called 'Cadherins" and they are missing in cancer cells
(ii) The protein $\mathrm{P}^{53}$ plays an important role with reference to the ' $\mathrm{G} 1$ check point' in the regulation of cell division cycle
(iii) Cancer cells shows a phenomenon called 'Contact inhibition'
(iv) Malignant is harmless cancer
(v) The retinoblastoma protein $\mathrm{p}^{\mathrm{RB}}$ is a 'tumor suppression' protein that is dysfunctional in several major cancers
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 | 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 :
