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This genetic testing allow doctors to look for specific mutations or differences in gene expression between normal cells and cancer cells.

If a breast cancer patient has not responded to treatment and the cancer has spread to the brain, the patient is classified as having Stage ______ cancer.

Cancer tumors disrupt _________________________; the body’s ability to maintain a constant internal environment.

Which structures shorten with every cell division and eventually become to short for the cell to divide again, leading to death of the cell.

Which of the following blood cells would be measured to evaluate a patient for cancer?

What type of genetic tools are used in Genome Editing? They can remove nucleotides which will inactivate the defective genes, correct mutations.

Which type of scan is an X-ray of organs with pictures from multiple angles that are used to generate a 3D image? 

The three bases on the messenger RNA strand that are decoded are called?

During translation, the ______ reads the codon on the mRNA and brings in the cooresponding amino acid.

Which type of radiation treatment uses radiation that is delivered to be in contact with the tumor, but spares nearby tissues?