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प्रश्न
Explain the various types of cancer
उत्तर
Cancer is divided into various types depending on the type of cells which are altered. There are five major categories of cancer based on the cell type:-
- Carcinoma:- Cancer in the cells which cover the internal and external organs of the body.
- Sarcoma:- Cancer of the supportive tissues such as bone, cartilage, connective tissue and muscles.
- Lymphoma:- Cancer which begins in the lymph nodes and tissues which constitute the immune system.
- Leukaemia:- Cancer which begins in the bone marrow and accumulates in the blood stream.
- Adenoma:- Cancer which arises in the tissues of the thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How is a cancerous cell different from a normal cell?
Give the symptoms of cancer.
Inactive gene that can cause cancer is called ______.
Cancer causing genes are called Oncogenes.
In leukemia both WBCs and RBCs increase in number.
Cancer causing genes are called ______.
What are the methods of cancer detection? Describe the common approaches for treatment of cancer.
Genes involved in cancer are ______.
Immunotherapy these days is one of the most efficient ways of treatment of cancer. The therapy involved activates the immune system and destroys the tumour.
- Write an example of one such biological response modifier used in immunotherapy.
- Why do patients need such substances if immune system is already working in body?
- State what is 'Contact inhibition'.
Which one of the following diseases is non - communicable?
