Deck 9: Understanding Cancer: Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

Question 1

How many people in the United States are annually diagnosed with cancer?

A) 140,000
B) 250,000
C) 1.4 million
D) 2.5 million

Answer 1

1.4 million

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct sequence that makes up body structure?

A) cells à tissues à systems à organs à body
B) tissues à organs à systems à cells à body
C) cells à tissues à organs à systems à body
D) cells à organs à tissues à systems à body

Answer 2

cells à tissues à organs à systems à body

Question 3

What is a non-cancerous abnormal cell called?

A) mutation
B) dysplasia
C) oncogenes
D) metastasis

Answer 3

dysplasia

Question 4

Which of the following is the process by which cancer spreads from the point of origin to another point?

A) oncogene
B) dysplasia
C) metastasis
D) mutation

Question 5

A tumor is a stacking of

A) cells.
B) tissues.
C) organs.
D) neurons.

Question 6

DNA instructs organisms to do all of the following EXCEPT

A) divide.
B) move.
C) grow.
D) function.

Question 7

Possession of a ______ sequence linked with cancer means specific cells are more likely to grow abnormally.

A) gene
B) tissue
C) metastasis
D) mutation

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an example of a carcinogen?

A) asbestos
B) sulfur dioxide
C) carbon dioxide
D) radon

Question 9

Which of the following is a chemical found in pesticides that has been linked with cancer of the liver, lung, and skin?

A) arsenic
B) asbestos
C) benzene
D) chromium

Question 10

Many construction workers in the early and middle 20^th century were at risk for lung cancer because asbestos was the key chemical in all of the following EXCEPT

A) glues
B) home installation
C) tile products
D) asphalt

Question 11

Radon is a

A) gas.
B) fluid.
C) enzyme.
D) solid.

Question 12

Which of the following viruses has been linked to lymphoma?

A) herpes virus 2
B) human immuno virus
C) human papillomavirus
D) Epstein-Barr virus

Question 13

Excessive consumption of red meat has been linked to which kind of cancer?

A) throat
B) colon
C) skin
D) liver

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a technology used to test for cancer?

A) MRI
B) X-ray
C) Mantoux
D) CT scan

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of cancer staging?

A) tumors
B) malignancies
C) nodes
D) metastasis

Question 16

What staging notation indicates that a tumor cannot be found or measured?

A) TX
B) TO
C) T1
D) T4

Question 17

In cancer staging, what notation is used when there is no evidence of a primary tumor?

A) T1
B) TX
C) TO
D) T4

Question 18

Which of the following is used to describe the largest and most invasive cancer?

A) TO
B) TX
C) T4
D) T1

Question 19

Which notation is used when lymph nodes near a tumor cannot be measured?

A) NO
B) NX
C) N1
D) N3

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT used to describe the size, number, and location of lymph nodes involved in the cancer?

A) N3
B) N1
C) N2
D) N0

Question 21

When metastasis cannot be found or measured, which notation is used?

A) MO
B) M1
C) MX
D) M2

Question 22

Which notation means there are no known distant metastases?

A) MO
B) M1
C) MX
D) M2

Question 23

Which notation means metastases are present?

A) MO
B) M1
C) MX
D) M2

Question 24

Which of the following cancers is the most common form diagnosed in women?

A) lung
B) ovary
C) breast
D) melanoma

Question 25

Which of the following cancers is the leading cause of cancer death in women?

A) lung
B) ovary
C) breast
D) melanoma

Question 26

What is the most common symptom of breast cancer?

A) a lump
B) swelling
C) tenderness
D) nipple discharge

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for breast cancer?

A) family history
B) a first child after age 30
C) obesity after menopause
D) relatively large breasts

Question 28

Which lump-identifying method does not require a professional?

A) biopsy
B) mammography
C) breast self-examination
D) CT scan

Question 29

Which type of cancer is the second most diagnosed form among men and women?

A) lung
B) breast
C) colon
D) melanoma

Question 30

Which type of cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women?

A) lung
B) breast
C) colon
D) melanoma

Question 31

Which of the following is the most important risk factor for lung cancer?

A) cigarette smoking
B) secondhand cigarette smoke
C) exposure to sun
D) exposure to carcinogenic environmental chemicals

Question 32

Lung cancer detection methods include all of the following EXCEPT

A) analysis of the cells in the sputum.
B) laser removal of lung tumors.
C) chest X-rays.
D) fiber optic examination of bronchial passage.

Question 33

Which cancer is the third most common among men and women in the United States?

A) lung
B) melanoma
C) colon
D) pancreas

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of colon cancer?

A) enlarged abdomen
B) rectal bleeding
C) blood in the stool
D) a change in bowel habits

Question 35

Which type of cancer is the most commonly diagnosed among men?

A) lung
B) colon
C) prostate
D) melanoma

Question 36

How many new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed annually?

A) 220,000
B) 320,000
C) 120,000
D) 420,000

Question 37

Prostate cancer symptoms include all of the following EXCEPT

A) interrupted urine flow.
B) inability to urinate.
C) pain in lower back.
D) change in bowel habits.

Question 38

Which population is at the greatest risk of developing prostate cancer?

A) Caucasian
B) Asian-American
C) Latino
D) African-American

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a common treatment for prostate cancer?

A) water therapy
B) surgery
C) radiation
D) chemotherapy

Question 40

Which is the fourth most diagnosed cancer among women?

A) breast
B) cervical
C) ovary
D) melanoma

Question 41

Which of the following is the main risk factor for cervical cancer?

A) multiple sexual partners
B) sexual intercourse at an early age
C) HPV infection
D) early menarche

Question 42

About ______ percent of sexually active women will be infected with HPV.

A) 60
B) 70
C) 80
D) 90

Question 43

Which type of cancer is also known as "young man's cancer"?

A) lung
B) prostate
C) testicular
D) esophagus

Question 44

Leukemia is the ______ most diagnosed cancer among men and women.

A) second
B) fifth
C) fourth
D) third

Question 45

Which of the following is NOT a type of skin cancer?

A) basal cell carcinoma
B) squamous cell carcinoma
C) hepatocellular carcinoma
D) malignant melanoma

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT an early screening method for malignant melanoma?

A) asymmetrical
B) diameter
C) proximity
D) borders

Question 47

Twenty-five percent of all deaths in the United States can be attributed to cancer.

Question 48

Cancer is the growth and spread of normal cells.

Question 49

A tumor can contain non-cancerous cells.

Question 50

A benign tumor is a growth of abnormal cells.

Question 51

The Human Genome Project has determined that a person who carries a marker for a certain type of cancer will inevitably develop that cancer.

Question 52

Chemicals in the environment that can cause cancer are called carcinogens.

Question 53

A woman with herpes 2 infection should not receive a Pap smear.

Question 54

Cancer diagnosis examines cells to determine if they are normal or malignant.

Question 55

Malignant cells are non-cancerous.

Question 56

A biopsy is the removal and examination of a segment of an abnormal tissue.

Question 57

Staging is used to determine the size of the cancer.

Question 58

Breast cancer affects men and women.

Question 59

Lumpectomy is the removal of the affected breast.

Question 60

Mastectomy is the removal of the affected breast.

Question 61

Lung cancer has a lower survival rate than other cancers.

Question 62

Acute leukemia affects adults more than children.

Question 63

Squamous cell carcinomas are flat and raised and have red shiny areas.

Question 64

Malignant melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

Question 65

Laetrile has been shown to be an effective treatment for cancer.

Question 66

List the three types of tumors and describe where they occur.

Question 67

Describe cysts and tumors and what makes them different from each other.

Question 68

List the four causes of cancer and provide an example of each.

Question 69

Describe what cancer staging is and list the three types.

Question 70

Describe the risk factors and symptoms of the following cancers: lung, breast, prostate.

Question 71

List and describe the four components of the ABCD screening process for malignant melanoma.

Question 72

Name two types of cancer treatment that take place after cancerous tissue has been removed surgically, and describe what they involve.

Question 73

What is the acronym that the American Cancer Society uses to make cancer symptoms easier to remember? Describe what each letter of the acronym represents.