Question

article questions—cancer basics

1. cancer is also known as ________.
2. ________ are lumps that can interfere with the body’s normal processes.
3. what is it called when cells from a tumor break away and travel to a different tissue or organ?
4. the tendency to develop some types of cancer is believed to be ________ that is, the genes you were born with might carry a predisposition for cancer.
5. some ______ and ______ triggers can cause changes in the body’s cells that push them into a cancerous state.

Explanation:

1. Cancer is medically referred to as a malignant neoplasm, a standard alternate term.
2. Tumors are abnormal lumps that disrupt bodily functions.
3. The spread of tumor cells to other tissues/organs is defined as metastasis.
4. Genetic predisposition refers to inherited gene-based cancer susceptibility.
5. External (environmental) and internal (hormonal/genetic) triggers drive cellular cancerous changes.

Answer:

1. malignant neoplasm
2. Tumors
3. Metastasis
4. genetically inherited
5. environmental; internal