Exam 18: Oncology

The combining form leuk/o- means ________.

Cancer in situ exists when a tumor is still contained to the primary site.

Which word would NOT be used to describe a cancerous tumor?

A ________ is a written plan of how to treat a particular type of cancerous tumor.

The combining form squam/o- means ________.

Which of the following is spelled CORRECTLY?

Which organ could develop an adenocarcinoma?

The human papillomavirus that causes genital warts can lead to cervical cancer in women.

The process by which a cancerous tumor causes blood vessels to grow into the tumor and provide it with nutrients is called oncogenesis.

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "process of viewing living tissue"?

What is a blood smear and why is it done?

The combining form remiss/o- means ________.

Which of the following statements about bone marrow aspiration is FALSE?

Osteosarcoma is cancer of the ________.

Lymph nodes release a substance called tumor ________ factor,which causes cancer cells to become necrotic and die.

Debulking is a procedure in which a surgeon removes only part of a large tumor in order to reduce its size.

The use of chemotherapy drugs after another type of treatment like surgery has already been done as the primary treatment is known as ________ therapy.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about a genetic mutation?

The ________ is a gel-like substance that fills the cell.

The combining form sarc/o- means ________.