19. Cancer Genetics

Radiation is frequently used as part of the treatment of cancer. The radiation works by damaging DNA and components of the cell. Under what circumstances do you think radiation treatment is a good choice to treat cancer?

Although cancer is not a contagious disease in humans or other vertebrates, there have been rare cases in which cancers have spread from one organism to another. Describe three cases of these contagious cancers and what conditions might have led to their appearance.

A mutation in a tumor suppressor gene causes what to happen?

True or False:Proto-oncogenes are mutated versions of oncogenes

Which of the following proteins is an example of a tumor suppressor?

How can mutations in non-coding segments of DNA contribute to the development of cancers?