Basics - Oncology

• Most common cancer in Females: Breast cancer
• Most common cancer in Male: Prostate cancer
• Most common cancer that causes Death for both genders: Lung cancer
• Carcinogen Triad

  • Asbestos - present in industrial products
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol
• Dysplasia - abnormal tissue growth
• Most common way a cancer spreads is through lymph nodes
• Age: Older people are at the highest risk of cancer
• Cancer Types

  Leukemia - Cancer of the blood
• Cancer Types

  Sarcoma - Cancer of the connective tissues: muscle, tendons, ligaments
• Cancer Types

  Multiple Myeloma - Cancer of the plasma of the bone marrow/related to bone (fracture)
• Cancer Types

  Lymphoma - Cancer of the lymph nodes: Hodgkins & Non Hodgkins
• Cancer Types

  Carcinoma - Affects epithelial tissues (tissues that cover organ): skin cancer, organ cancer (e.g. Lung, Colon)
• Normal Cell Cycle Phase

  G0 - resting phase

  G1 - RNA synthesis

  G2 - DNA synthesis

  M - cell division (Mitosis)
• Mitosis: Mnemonic - PMAT
• Mitosis

  P - prophase

  M - metaphase

  A - anaphase

  T - telophase