cancer

• Benign tumors are considered cancerous.

  False
• What is cancer caused by?

  Abnormal cell growth
• A tumor is an abnormal mass of cells
• Malignant tumor cells can enter the bloodstream
• What happens to cells in a benign tumor?

  They stay in one area
• What is the term for a secondary tumor formed by malignant cells?

  Metastasis
• Malignant tumors are generally harmless.

  False
• Smoking is strongly linked to lung cancer.
• Match the lifestyle risk factor with the associated cancer:

  Obesity ↔️ Bowel cancer

  Alcohol consumption ↔️ Liver cancer

  UV exposure ↔️ Skin cancer

  Smoking ↔️ Mouth cancer
• What type of light exposure is linked to skin cancer?

  Ultraviolet
• Genetics can make someone more susceptible to certain cancers.
• Which genes are linked to breast and ovarian cancer?

  BRCA