Question 1

Which of the following dietary changes will not reduce your risk of developing cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase your consumption of dark green, leafy vegetables, carrots, and various fruits. 
B)  Avoid obesity. 
C)  Decrease your consumption of high-fiber foods. 
D)  Drink alcohol only in moderation. 
E)  Avoid ham and sausage. 
A)  Increase your consumption of dark green, leafy vegetables, carrots, and various fruits. 
B)  Avoid obesity. 
C)  Decrease your consumption of high-fiber foods. 
D)  Drink alcohol only in moderation. 
E)  Avoid ham and sausage.

Question 2

List standard therapies and newer therapies for the treatment of cancer.

Accepted Answer

The standard therapies for the treatment

Question 3

Which of the following is not a type of immunotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer vaccines 
B)  anti-p53 engineered adenovirus 
C)  cytokine therapy 
D)  monoclonal antibodies 
E)  genetically engineered antigen presenting cells 
A)  cancer vaccines 
B)  anti-p53 engineered adenovirus 
C)  cytokine therapy 
D)  monoclonal antibodies 
E)  genetically engineered antigen presenting cells

Question 4

Proto-oncogenes

Accepted Answer

A)  code for proteins that promote the cell cycle. 
B)  promote apoptosis. 
C)  become tumor suppressor genes when mutated. 
D)  are considered "loss-of-function" mutations. 
E)  code for angiogenic growth factors. 
A)  code for proteins that promote the cell cycle. 
B)  promote apoptosis. 
C)  become tumor suppressor genes when mutated. 
D)  are considered "loss-of-function" mutations. 
E)  code for angiogenic growth factors.

Question 5

List the characteristics of cancer cells that make them different than regular cells.

Accepted Answer

1. Cancer cells lack differentiation.
2.

Question 6

The American Cancer Society publicizes seven warning signals, which spell out the word CAUTION. The "C" in CAUTION stands for change in

Accepted Answer

A)  skin coloring. 
B)  bowel or bladder habits. 
C)  sensitivity to heat or cold. 
D)  sleep habits. 
E)  eating habits. 
A)  skin coloring. 
B)  bowel or bladder habits. 
C)  sensitivity to heat or cold. 
D)  sleep habits. 
E)  eating habits.

Question 7

Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What type of screening test could be used to determine the likelihood that someone might develop cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  PAP test 
B)  PSA test 
C)  CEA test 
D)  genetic test 
E)  tumor marker test 
A)  PAP test 
B)  PSA test 
C)  CEA test 
D)  genetic test 
E)  tumor marker test

Question 9

Unfortunately, the cancer in Ted's body had spread to multiple sites. Which is the most viable treatment option to handle Ted's cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  surgery 
B)  radiation therapy 
C)  chemotherapy 
D)  herbal therapy 
E)  immunotherapy 
A)  surgery 
B)  radiation therapy 
C)  chemotherapy 
D)  herbal therapy 
E)  immunotherapy

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the seven warning signs?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cut that bleeds 
B)  change in bowel or bladder habits 
C)  thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere 
D)  indigestion or difficulty swallowing 
E)  obvious change in wart or mole 
A)  a cut that bleeds 
B)  change in bowel or bladder habits 
C)  thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere 
D)  indigestion or difficulty swallowing 
E)  obvious change in wart or mole

Question 11

What is the survival rate for children with childhood leukemia?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  30% 
C)  50% 
D)  80% 
E)  99% 
A)  10% 
B)  30% 
C)  50% 
D)  80% 
E)  99%

Question 12

Which accounts for more cancer deaths in males: bladder, pancreas, esophagus, or prostate?

Accepted Answer

A)  bladder 
B)  pancreas 
C)  esophagus 
D)  prostate 
E)  all are equal 
A)  bladder 
B)  pancreas 
C)  esophagus 
D)  prostate 
E)  all are equal

Question 13

What is the most common cancer found in males?

Accepted Answer

A)  colon and rectum 
B)  urinary bladder 
C)  melanoma of the skin 
D)  oral cavity 
E)  prostate 
A)  colon and rectum 
B)  urinary bladder 
C)  melanoma of the skin 
D)  oral cavity 
E)  prostate

Question 14

Epstein-Barr virus is routinely isolated from cases of cervical cancers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Thus far no evidence has been found that nonionizing radiation, such as the energy given off by cell phones, causes cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the case of a proto-oncogene like Ras, both copies of the gene must be mutated to increase a predisposition to cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Tumor suppressor genes are often likened to the gas pedal of a car.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following factors can lead to cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  radiation 
B)  BRCA1 gene 
C)  tobacco smoke 
D)  radon gas 
E)  all of these can lead to cancer 
A)  radiation 
B)  BRCA1 gene 
C)  tobacco smoke 
D)  radon gas 
E)  all of these can lead to cancer

Question 19

Ionizing radiation both causes cancer and can be used to treat cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Taxol is used to treat what type of cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  leukemia 
B)  lymphoma 
C)  testicular cancer 
D)  colon cancer 
E)  ovarian cancer 
A)  leukemia 
B)  lymphoma 
C)  testicular cancer 
D)  colon cancer 
E)  ovarian cancer

Exam 19: Cancer

Which of the following dietary changes will not reduce your risk of developing cancer?

List standard therapies and newer therapies for the treatment of cancer.

Which of the following is not a type of immunotherapy?

Proto-oncogenes

List the characteristics of cancer cells that make them different than regular cells.

The American Cancer Society publicizes seven warning signals, which spell out the word CAUTION. The "C" in CAUTION stands for change in

Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer.

What type of screening test could be used to determine the likelihood that someone might develop cancer?

Unfortunately, the cancer in Ted's body had spread to multiple sites. Which is the most viable treatment option to handle Ted's cancer?

Which of the following is not one of the seven warning signs?

What is the survival rate for children with childhood leukemia?

Which accounts for more cancer deaths in males: bladder, pancreas, esophagus, or prostate?

What is the most common cancer found in males?

Epstein-Barr virus is routinely isolated from cases of cervical cancers.

Thus far no evidence has been found that nonionizing radiation, such as the energy given off by cell phones, causes cancer.

In the case of a proto-oncogene like Ras, both copies of the gene must be mutated to increase a predisposition to cancer.

Tumor suppressor genes are often likened to the gas pedal of a car.

Which of the following factors can lead to cancer?

Ionizing radiation both causes cancer and can be used to treat cancer.

Taxol is used to treat what type of cancer?

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