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Hair loss
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Alopecia
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Cells that lack normal cellular characterisitics and differ in shape & organization with respect to their cells of origin
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Anaplasia
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Usually anaplastice cells are ...................
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Malignant
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Programmed cell death
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Apoptosis
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Use of agents or treatment methods that can alter the immunologic relationship between the tumor and the host to provide a therapeutic benefit
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Biologic response modifier (BRM) therapy
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A diagnostic procedure to remove a small sample of tissue to be examined microscopically to detect malignant cells
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Biopsy
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Delivery of radiation therapy thru internal implants
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Brachytherapy
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A disease process whereby cells proliferate abnormally, ignoring growth-regulating signals in the environment surround the cells
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Cancer
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Process of transforming normal cells into malignant cells
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Carcinogenesis
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Use of medications to kill tumor cells by interfering with cellular functions and reproduction
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Chemotherapy
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Containment of the growth of cancer cells
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Control
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Prolonged survival and disappearance of all evidence of disease so that the patient has the same life expectancy as anyone else in his or her age group
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Cure
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Substances produced by cells of the immune system to enhance production and functioning of components of the immune system
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Cytokines
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Bizarre cell growth resulting in cells that differ in size, shape, or arrangement from other cells of the same type of tissue
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Dysplasia
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Leakage of medication from the veins into the subcutaneous tissues
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Extravasation
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