Deck 22: Specific Cancers and Their Management

Question 1

Smoking and alcohol are two leading risk factors for ____________________ .

A) laryngeal cancer
B) Hodgkin's disease
C) leukemia
D) cancer of the esophagus

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Multiple myeloma is:

A) a chronic, progressive disease in which abnormal cells gradually replace the normal elements within the lymph nodes
B) cancer of tissues in which blood is formed
C) a slowly progressive cancer in which there is uncontrolled reproduction of abnormal plasma cells leading to the destruction of bone marrow and extending into the bone
D) uncontrolled growth and reproduction of abnormal skin cells

Answer 2

C

Question 3

All of the following are types of surgery associated with breast cancer except:

A) Lumpectomy
B) Partial mastectomy
C) Lobectomy
D) Radical mastectomy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Cigarette smoking or passive smoke inhalation causes an estimated 85 to 90% of all types of this cancer.

A) Lung cancer
B) Esophageal cancer
C) Pancreatic cancer
D) Leukemia

Question 5

This type of gynecologic cancer is detected through a Pap screening.

A) Ovarian cancer
B) Endometrial cancer
C) Vaginal cancer
D) Cervical cancer

Question 6

What does it mean when a patient is in remission?

A) The patient's cancer has come returned
B) Free from cancer manifestations
C) A patient was recently diagnosed with cancer
D) The patient is a child who has cancer

Question 7

All of the following are risk factors of esophageal cancer except:

A) Alcohol use and smoking
B) Barrett's esophagus
C) Helicobacter pylori infection
D) Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 8

Testicular cancer is relatively

A) rare
B) fatal
C) common
D) undetectable

Question 9

In some occasions an individual with stomach cancer may have complete or partial removal of their stomach. Resulting from the surgery, individuals may experience a syndrome due to the rapid gastric emptying into the small intestine. What is this syndrome called?

A) Dumping syndrome
B) Munchausen syndrome
C) Marfan syndrome
D) Cushing's syndrome

Question 10

What organ of the urinary system does cancer most often occur in?

A) Kidney
B) Urethra
C) Ureter
D) Bladder

Question 11

Describe functional limitations experienced by individuals with total laryngectomy.

Question 12

Compare and contrast Hodgkin's disease with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. is the lymph system? How is the diagnosis made for each cancer; which one is generally diagnosed in an advanced stage and why? What is the prognosis for either of these cancers? What are the treatments for each cancer?

Question 13

What are the types of urinary diversion procedures that are used when the bladder is completely used?

Question 14

Discuss what are the psychosocial issues for individuals with breast cancer?

Question 15

Discuss what are the psychosocial issues for individuals with prostate or testicular cancer?

Question 16

Explain what acute leukemia is.

Question 17

What are the risk factors for stomach cancer and how is it treated?

Question 18

What are some vocational issues that an individual may experience after returning to work once having cancer?

Question 19

Describe the types of skin cancer.

Question 20

Explain the two major groups of lung cancers and the management of this type of cancer.