Question 1

Which of the following tests is not used to screen for colon cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  blood test 
B)  digital examination 
C)  flexible sigmoidoscopy 
D)  fecal occult blood test 
E)  double-contrast barium enema 
A)  blood test 
B)  digital examination 
C)  flexible sigmoidoscopy 
D)  fecal occult blood test 
E)  double-contrast barium enema

Question 2

At what age should screening for colorectal cancer begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the 20s 
B)  in the 30s 
C)  in the 40s 
D)  in the 50s 
E)  in the 60s 
A)  in the 20s 
B)  in the 30s 
C)  in the 40s 
D)  in the 50s 
E)  in the 60s

Question 3

A Pap test looks for what type of cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  skin cancer 
B)  esophageal cancer 
C)  bladder cancer 
D)  cervical cancer 
E)  colon cancer 
A)  skin cancer 
B)  esophageal cancer 
C)  bladder cancer 
D)  cervical cancer 
E)  colon cancer

Question 4

When the p53 gene is overexpressed in normal cells, the cells are killed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What do BRCA1 and p53 have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both cause breast cancer. 
B)  Both cause eye cancers. 
C)  Both are oncogenes. 
D)  Both are tumor suppressors. 
E)  Both are inherited as autosomal dominant traits. 
A)  Both cause breast cancer. 
B)  Both cause eye cancers. 
C)  Both are oncogenes. 
D)  Both are tumor suppressors. 
E)  Both are inherited as autosomal dominant traits.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

List the characteristics of cancer cells that make them different from noncancer cells.

Accepted Answer

1. Cancer cells lack differentiation.
2.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a type of chemotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  alkylating agents 
B)  antimetabolites 
C)  antitumor antibiotics 
D)  bone marrow transplants 
E)  mitotic inhibitors 
A)  alkylating agents 
B)  antimetabolites 
C)  antitumor antibiotics 
D)  bone marrow transplants 
E)  mitotic inhibitors

Question 10

If you have one of the seven warning signals in CAUTION, this means that you have cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not a stage of carcinogenesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  initiation 
B)  promotion 
C)  progression 
D)  differentiation 
E)  angiogenesis 
A)  initiation 
B)  promotion 
C)  progression 
D)  differentiation 
E)  angiogenesis

Question 12

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 13

If you receive the new vaccine against HPV, then you do not need to get Pap tests anymore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

Contact inhibition means that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are more chromosomes within the nucleus than there should be. 
B)  cells are able to divide without the presence of stimulatory growth factors. 
C)  cells only divide a certain specified number of times and then quit. 
D)  when cells come in contact with a neighbor, they stop dividing. 
E)  cells have gained the ability to invade lymphatic and blood vessels. 
A)  there are more chromosomes within the nucleus than there should be. 
B)  cells are able to divide without the presence of stimulatory growth factors. 
C)  cells only divide a certain specified number of times and then quit. 
D)  when cells come in contact with a neighbor, they stop dividing. 
E)  cells have gained the ability to invade lymphatic and blood vessels.

Question 16

Which is responsible for more cancer deaths in women: breast, colon and rectum, pancreas, or ovary?

Accepted Answer

A)  breast 
B)  colon and rectum 
C)  pancreas 
D)  ovary 
E)  all are equal 
A)  breast 
B)  colon and rectum 
C)  pancreas 
D)  ovary 
E)  all are equal

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hodgkin lymphomas develop from

Accepted Answer

A)  cells of the liver and spleen. 
B)  all types of white blood cells. 
C)  B or T cells. 
D)  mutated B cells. 
E)  bladder epithelial cells. 
A)  cells of the liver and spleen. 
B)  all types of white blood cells. 
C)  B or T cells. 
D)  mutated B cells. 
E)  bladder epithelial cells.

Question 19

Which of the following is not a protective behavior that will help prevent cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Don't use tobacco. 
B)  Increase consumption of salt-cured, smoked, and nitrite-cured foods. 
C)  Don't sunbathe. 
D)  Avoid radiation. 
E)  Increase consumption of vegetables from the cabbage family. 
A)  Don't use tobacco. 
B)  Increase consumption of salt-cured, smoked, and nitrite-cured foods. 
C)  Don't sunbathe. 
D)  Avoid radiation. 
E)  Increase consumption of vegetables from the cabbage family.

Question 20

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

Exam 20: Cancer

Which of the following tests is not used to screen for colon cancer?

At what age should screening for colorectal cancer begin?

A Pap test looks for what type of cancer?

When the p53 gene is overexpressed in normal cells, the cells are killed.

What do BRCA1 and p53 have in common?

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

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

List the characteristics of cancer cells that make them different from noncancer cells.

Which of the following is not a type of chemotherapy?

If you have one of the seven warning signals in CAUTION, this means that you have cancer.

Which of the following is not a stage of carcinogenesis?

What is the survival rate for children with childhood leukemia?

If you receive the new vaccine against HPV, then you do not need to get Pap tests anymore.

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

Contact inhibition means that

Which is responsible for more cancer deaths in women: breast, colon and rectum, pancreas, or ovary?

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

Hodgkin lymphomas develop from

Which of the following is not a protective behavior that will help prevent cancer?

Which of the following is not a type of immunotherapy?

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