ONCOLOGY

• Cancer is a large group of disorders with different causes, manifestations, treatments, and prognoses that can involve any organ system and treatment approaches have the potential for multisystem effects.
• Mitotic Cell Division consists of Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.
• Prophase is the phase where the cell prepares for division.
• Metaphase is the phase where the disappearance of the nuclear membrane and nucleolus marks the beginning of metaphase.
• During Anaphase, the division of the centromere marks the beginning of anaphase.
• Telophase is the phase where the events occurring in the telophase are the reverse of the events in the prophase.
• Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm that occurs after karyokinesis (nuclear division), between the two daughter nuclei, and is called as the cytokinesis.
• Apoptosis, also known as Programmed cell death, is an ancient Greek term meaning "falling off".
• Average adult human loses 50-70 billion cells/day.
• Average human child ages 8-14 years old loses 20-30 billion cells per day.