NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
What are the cancer-specific antigens used for in cancer detection?
Options
- ATo detect genes in individuals with inherited susceptibility to certain cancers
- BTo examine a tissue under a microscope
- CTo detect cancer-specific antigens
- DTo allow the disease to be treated successfully in many cases
Correct answer
C. To detect cancer-specific antigens
Step-by-step solution
Malignant tumors are a mass of proliferating cells that grow rapidly, invading and damaging the surrounding normal tissues.Both ionizing radiations such as X-rays and gamma rays, as well as non-ionizing radiations such as UV, cause DNA damage leading to neoplastic transformation. Cancer-causing viruses, also known as oncogenic viruses, have genes called viral oncogenes.Biopsy is a procedure where a piece of the suspected tissue is cut into thin sections and is stained and examined under a microscope (histopathologi