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23 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is best described as a potential environmental cause of cancer?
a. Industrial Dyes b. Tropical Fruit c. Spinach d. Influenza virus |
a. Industrial Dyes
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Which of the following best defines cancer?
a. A viral infection of the leg b. A groups of diseases with uncontrolled cellular growth and tissue invasion c. A syndrome that cannot be treated with medications d. A disease that only affects bone tissue |
b. A groups of diseases with uncontrolled cellular growth and tissue invasion
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All of the following are defense mechanisms of normal cell growth against unrestricted cell growth EXCEPT:
a. Tumor suppressor genes b. Apoptosis c. DNA repair genes d. All of the above |
d. All of the above
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Which of the following best describes characteristics of a malignant tumor?
a. Can be completely removed surgically b. Noncancerous c. Rarely recur d. Invade and destroy surrounding tissues |
d. Invade and destroy surrounding tissues
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Which of the following is considered a warning sign of cancer in children?
a. Obvious change in mole or wart b. Unexplained weight loss c. Change in bowel or bladder habits d. Nagging hoarseness |
b. Unexplained weight loss
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Which of the following is LEAST likely to be included in a cancer staging workup?
a. X-rays b. MRI c. Breast self-exam d. Bone scans |
c. Breast self-exam
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Which of the following would be most detrimental to the patient with chemotherapy-induced mucositis/stomatitis?
a. Keep mouth clean b. Use only rectal thermometers c. Fungal prophylaxis d. Pain relief |
b. Use only rectal thermometers
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Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in both men
and women? a. Prostate b. Lung c. Breast d. Colon/Rectal |
b. Lung
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Which of the following most closely characterizes cancer or cancer cells?
a. growth rate is initially rapid and then slows b. a prolonged doubling time is characteristic of an “aggressive tumor” c. susceptibility to chemotherapy is inversely related to growth fraction d. susceptibility to chemotherapy is directly related to tumor size. |
a. growth rate is initially rapid and then slows
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Which of these following most closely characterize a benign tumor?
a. metastasis and recurrence b. may be called carcinoma or sarcoma c. frequently encapsulated and indolent d. invades surrounding tissue |
c. frequently encapsulated and indolent
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Which of the following is one of the seven early warning signals of cancer in adults?
a. Indigestion or difficulty swallowing b. Unexplained weight loss c. Unexplained headache d. Unexplained vomiting |
a. Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
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Which of the following most correctly characterizes staging of cancer?
a. stage IV is localized disease b. stage I is disseminated disease c. stage II is disseminated disease d. staging is designed to determine extent of disease |
d. staging is designed to determine extent of disease
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Which of the following best characterizes surgery as a treatment modality for cancer?
a. uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells b. most useful for disseminated cancer c. most useful for local, solid tumors d. most useful for breast or prostate cancer |
c. most useful for local, solid tumors
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Which of the following list characterizes chemotherapy as a treatment modality for
cancer? a. uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells b. most useful for disseminated cancer c. most useful for local, solid tumors d. most useful for breast or prostate cancer |
b. most useful for disseminated cancer
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Which of the following chemotherapy strategy is likely to be most beneficial to the
patient with cancer? a. therapy is begun when growth fraction is high b. therapy is begun when tumor size is large c. monotherapy (single-agent chemotherapy) d. b and c |
a. therapy is begun when growth fraction is high
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Which of the following most closely characterizes adjuvant chemotherapy?
a. used prior to surgery to reduce tumor mass b. used after surgical resection of tumor c. outcomes measured as complete response d. a and c |
b. used after surgical resection of tumor
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Less than 50% reduction in tumor size for over one month
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Measurable/Minor Response (MR)
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Over 50% reduction in tumor size for over one month
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Partial Response (PR)
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Disease free
Normal life expectancy |
Cure
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Complete remission/elimination of evidence of disease
Required for cure |
Complete Response (CR)
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No change
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Stable Disease (SD)
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Increase in tumor growth during therapy
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Progressive Disease (PD)
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CR + PR
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Overall Response (OR)
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