Exam 16: Oncology

A breast cancer patient who has only the cancer itself removed has had a(n) ____________________.

In TNM, the N stands for ____________________.

A system of determining how far a cancer has spread from its original site is called grading.

All neoplasms are cancerous.

The site where the cancer originates is referred to as the primary site.

BTA is present in the urine of patients with breast cancer.

A suffix meaning condition of formation is:

Which is used to detect the spread of malignant melanoma?

The use of cancer-destroying medicine throughout the body is:

An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor of the ear.

A characteristic of malignant tumors is that they:

Present in urine of patients with bladder cancer is.

A prefix meaning beyond or change is:

A benign tumor of the thymus gland is a ____________________.

NSE is used to measure the stage and/or patient's response to treatment of small cell carcinoma and neuroblastoma.

A benign tumor of skeletal muscle is a(n) ____________________.

A cancer of the musculoskeletal system is:

A benign tumor of a nerve is a(n) ____________________.

A retinoblastoma is a benign tumor of the eye.

Oncology is the study of tumors.