FINAL QUIZ 11 (CH 20)
Drugs or agents that augment the natural immune response in the body to improve identification and removal of abnormal cells are called:
Biological response modifiers
Identify the common dose-limiting factor for chemotherapy:
Bone marrow depression
Which of the following is a characteristic of benign tumor?
Cells appear relatively normal
Which of the following is a characteristic of a benign tumor?
Cells appear relatively normal.
The warning signs for cancer include:
Change in a wart or mole, unusual bleeding, a new solid lump often painless
Select the correct pair representing a malignant tumor and its marker:
Colon cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
Benign tumors in the brain are often life-threatening because they:
Create excessive pressure within the skull
Which factor provides the basis for the grading of newly diagnosed malignant tumors?
Degree if differentiation of the cells
One reason for staging a malignant tumor at the time of diagnosis is to:
Determine the best treatment and prognosis
What type of normal cells are often damaged during chemo and radiation treatment?
Epithelial cells
Glucocorticoids are often prescribed during a course of chemotherapy and radiation because:
Inflammation around the tumor may be reduced
Radiation therapy destroys:
Primarily rapid dividing cells
The term apoptosis refers to:
Programmed cell death
The method that can be used as an alternative to surgical removal of tumor by using heat generated by a needle inserted into the tumor is referred to as:
Radiofrequency ablation
Antiangiogenesis drugs act on a malignant tumor by:
Reducing blood flow and nutrient supply to tumor cells
What are the malignant neoplasms arising from connective tissue cells called?
Sarcomas
One of the general effects of a malignant cancer is cachexia, which is:
Severe tissue wasting
Remission for cancer is generally defined as a period in which:
Signs and symptoms are absent
Staging systems used to classify a malignant tumor at the time of diagnosis are based on which of the following factors?
Size of the tumor, involvement of lymph nodes, metastases
Why does ovarian cancer have a poor prognosis?
Specific signs rarely appear until after secondary tumors have developed
Malignant brain tumors:
Spread to other parts of CNS
A classification process that applies to a specific malignant tumor and describes the extent of the disease at a given time is called:
Staging
A warning sign of possible cancer would be any of the following EXCEPT:
Sudden development of fever, nausea, and diarrhea
omitting frequently follows a chemotherapy treatment because:
The drugs have an unpleasant odor, the gastrointestinal tract is irritated
The development of neutropenia during chemotherapy for cancer means:
The patient is at high risk for infection
All of the following are correct statements about skin cancers EXCEPT:
They are difficult to diagnose and treat
The most critical adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy are:
Thrombocytopenia and leucopenia
High risks factors for Cancer include:
all of the above. E.
The process of carcinogenesis usually begins with
an irreversible change in the cell DNA
Benign tumors can often be differentiated from malignant tumors because benign tumors
are encapsulated and slow growing
Benign tumors can often be differentiated from malignant tumors because benign tumors:
are encapsulated and slow-growing
Benign tumors in the brain are often life threathening because they:
because they create excessive pressure within the skull
Identify the common dose limiting factor for chemo:
bone marrow depression
Identify the common dose-limiting factor for chemotherapy
bone marrow depression
Characteristic of a benign tumor
cells appear relatively normal
Select the correct pair representing a malignant tumor and its marker
colon cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
Which factor provides the basis for grading of newly diagnosed malignant tumors?
degree of differentiation of the cells
One reason for staging a malignant tumor at the time of the diagnosis is to
determine the best treatment and the prognosis
What type of normal cells are often damaged during chemotherapy and radiation treatments?
epithelial cells
What would be an external source of ionizing radiation?
gamma rays delivered by a cobalt machine
Glucocorticoids are often prescribed during a course of chemo and radition therapy because:
inflammation around the tumor may be reduced
Glucocorticoids are often prescribed during a course of chemotherapy and radiation because
inflammation around the tumor may be reduced
What is a benign neoplasm originating from adipose tissue called?
lipoma
Which term refers to the spread of malignant cells through blood and lymph to different sites?
metastasis
The common local effects of an expanding tumor mass include
obstruction of a tube or duct cell necrosis and ulceration
The common local effects of an expanding tumor mass include:
obstruction of a tube or duct, cell necrosis and ulceration.
Radiation therapy destroys
primarily rapidly dividing cells
radiation therapy destroys
primarily rapidly dividing cells.
Apoptosis refers to
programmed cell death
Chemotherapy usually involves a combination of drugs in order to
reduce the adverse effects be effective in more phases of the cell cycle
Chemotherapy usually involves a combo of drugs in order to:
reduce the adverse effects, be effective in more phases of the cell cycle. 1, 3
Antiangiogenesis drugs act on a malignant tumor by
reducing blood flow and nutrient supply to tumor cells
What are malignant neoplasms arising from connective tissue cells called?
sarcomas
Remission of cancer is generally defined as a period in which
signs and symptoms are absent
Why does ovarian cancer have poor prognosis?
specific signs rarely appear until after secondary tumors have developed
Malignant brain tumors
spread to other parts of CNS
A classification of process that applies to a specifc malignnat tumor and describes the extent of the disease at a given time is called:
staging
The classification process that applies to a specific malignant tumor and describes the extent of the disease at a given time is called
staging
A warning sign of possible cancer would be any of the following EXCEPT
sudden development of fever, nausea, diarrhea
Which of the following does paraneoplastic syndrome refer to?
the effects of substances such as hormones secreted by the tumor cells
Vomiting frequently follows a chemotherapy treatment because
the gastrointestinal tract is irritated the chemicals stimulate the emetic center
Vomiting frequently follows a chemo treatment because:
the gastrointestinal tract is irritated and the chemicals stimulate the emetic center. A, b
The development of neutropenia during chemo for cancer means:
the patient is at high risk for infection
The development of neutropenia during chemotherapy for cancer means
the patient is at high risk for infection
Correct statements about skin cancer EXCEPT
they are difficult to diagnose and treat
All of the following are true about skin cancer x:
they are difficult to diagnose and treat. Not true!
Benign tumors in the brain are often life threatening because
they create excessive pressure within the skull
The most critical adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy are
thrombocytopenia and leucopenia
the most critical adverse effects of chemo and radiation therapy are
thrombocytopenia and leukopenia
The warning signs for cancer include
unusual bleeding change in bowel habits change in a wart or mole (e.g., color) a new solid lump, often painless
The process of carcinogenesis usually begins with:
An irreversible change in the cell DNA
Benign tumor can often be differentiated from malignant tumors because benign tumors:
Are encapsulated and slow growing
High risk factors for cancer include
1. human papilloma virus 2. chronic irritation and inflammation 3. repeated sun exposure 4. high family incidence
High risk factors for cancer include: 1. Human papilloma virus 2. Chronic irritation and inflammation 3. Repeated sun exposure 4. High family incidence
1, 2, 3, 4
Chemotherapy usually involves a combination of drugs in order to: 1. Reduce the adverse effects 2. Guarantee that all cancer cells are destroyed 3. Be effective in more phases of the cell cycle 4. Totally block the mitotic stage
1, 3
The common local effects of an expanding tumor mass include: 1. Obstruction of a tube or duct 2. Anemia and weight loss 3. Cell necrosis and ulceration 4. Tumor markers in the circulation
1, 3