The type of tissue that lines, covers, and protects all internal and external surfaces in the body and is the source of most human cancers is mesenchymal tissue.

Resisting cell death is the behavioral hallmark caused by loss of tumor suppressor function.

Which of the following can cause mutations in driver genes that control cell division?

Proto-oncogenes are limited to one mechanism by which they can become mutated and cause sustained proliferation.

Tumor suppressor gene mutations are dominant mutations (the mutation of one allele will change the gene function). 

The basement membrane (basal lamina) is a set of extracellular matrix proteins that allow stem cells to anchor themselves to the body, which is a requirement for stem cell survival.

Events occurring during the pre-malignant phase of carcinoma development include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements accurately describes the hallmark features of cancer?

Which type of mutation can be repaired or eliminated by mechanisms found naturally in normal human cells?

The number of people who survive cancer is  ________. Meanwhile, the incidence of cancer is _______.