KIN test 3

• 1. surgery to remove tumors
• 2. chemotherapy- use of meds to kill cancer cells
• 3. radiation- use of focused beams to kill cancer cells

• carcinoma: starts in skin or tissue that lines organs
• Sarcoma: cancer of the connective tissues
• leukemia: cancer of bone marrow
• lymphoma & Myeloma: cancers of the immune system

• mutent cells gone wild
• unbrella term for a large group of diseases caused when abnormal (mutant) cells divide & invade organs

Sleep apnea: occurs when soft tissues surrounding the airway relax, "collapsing" the airway and restricting airflow. (a person stops breathing while asleep)

form of cardio vascular disease where inner layers of artery walls are made thick by plaque, arteries become narrow, blood supply is reduced

sustained abnormally high blood pressure

lipoprotein containing a moderate amount of protein and large amount of cholesterol; bad cholesterol

lipoprotein containing relatively little cholesterol that helps transport cholesterol out of the arteries; good  cholesterol

a disorder in which the metabolism of glucose is disrupted, causing build up of glucose in the bloodstream.

blood fats that are absorbed from food and manufactured by the body. high levels are predictor of heart disease

a deposit of fatty and other substances on the inner wall of an artery

heart disease cauesd by atherosclerosis in the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, also called coronary artery disease

damage to or death of heart muscle, resulting from a failure of the coronary arteries to deliver enough blood to the heart

change in the normal pattern of the heartbeat

condition in which the heart muscle does not recieve enough blood, causing severe pain in the chest and often in the arm and shoulder

a nontraumatic, unexpected death from sudden cardiac arrest, most often due to arrhythmia; in most instances, victims have underlying heart disease

an impeded blood supply to some part of the brain resulting in the destruction of brain cells

a tumor that is not cancerous

cancerous  tumor capable of spreading

spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another

any substance that causes cancer

treatment of cancer with chemicals that selectively destroy cancerous cells

a flexible fiber optic device is inserted through the rectum allowing the colon to be examined and polyps to be removed

low dose x ray of breasts used for the early detection of breast cancer

removal and examination of small piece of body tissue for the purpose of diagnosis

diagnostic test for prostate cancer that measures blood levels of prostate-specific antigen

mass of tissue that serves no physiological purpose

scraping of cells from the cervix for examination under a microscope to detect cancer

malignant tumor of the skin that arises from pigmented cells, usually a mole

prostate gland is situated at the base of the bladder in men, if enlarged it can block the flow of urine

second number of blood pressure; 80

first number of blood pressure; 120

a condition resulting from the hearts inability to pump out all the blood that returns to it; blood backs up to the veins leading to the heart, causing an accumulation of fluid in various parts of the body

the narrowing and hardening of the arteries