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