Quiz 3 Oncology, Rheumatology

Which of the following are precancerous conditions?

All of the above

Which of the following factors have been implicated as contributing to neoplastic disease?

All of the above

Match the type of cancer listed below to the physical symptom that is often associated with it.

Changes in bowel habits

Osteoporosis

Is in 50% of women over 55 yrs old

What is a neoplasm of blood cells?

Leukemia

Which of these is a benign tumor of fat cells?

Lipoma

Which of the following is a malignant tumor arising from pigment-producing cells of the skin?

Melanoma

Which of the following is a common method of treating a benign tumor?

Surgical excision

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

The genome of the cells of many tumors is unstable, and the tumor cells may undergo additional mutations; however, such mutations do not affect the growth rate or other biologic properties of the tumor.

What is untrue about actinic keratosis?

Usually remains unchanged

What is the most common presenting synptom of prostate cancer, at the time of diagnosis?

blood in semen

The diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is often delayed because or

both of the above

BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 are genetic markers that show a high risk for

breast cancer

Colon cancer screening

can lead to over-diagnosis of colon cancer

A malignant tumor has all of the following characteristics except:

grows slowly

A metastatic tumor is one that:

has spread to a location way from its site of origin.

The majority of men who are 70 years old or more:

have prostate cancer

What is false about prostate cancer screening?

leads to more active survillance

What is an example of a slow growing cancer?

pancreatic cancer

The most common strategy at the time of diagnosis of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is:

surgery