Deck 18: Terms in Oncology Cancer and Its Causes

Question 1

A PSA test is usually given to females.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In the TNM system of grading,the higher the number,the more dangerous the cancer.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Radiation and chemotherapy are treatments for cancer that usually have some unpleasant side effects.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

CA is the abbreviation for cancer.

Question 5

Leukemia occurs in stem cells.

Question 6

A medullary tumor is large and fleshy.

Question 7

Cancer is always a hereditary disease.

Question 8

Oncogenes convert normal cells into malignant ones.

Question 9

A malignant tumor is usually not encapsulated.

Question 10

A benign tumor is usually fatal.

Question 11

Mixed-tissue tumors are usually benign.

Question 12

A carcinoma is also called a solid tumor.

Question 13

Cells normally die off in a process called apoptosis.

Question 14

During metastasis,cells spread uncontrollably throughout the body.

Question 15

Genes are coded material contained in the DNA of cells.

Question 16

Malignant tumors are usually invasive.

Question 17

Mitosis is the transmission of inherited defects from parent to child.

Question 18

A sarcoma is the most common type of tumor.

Question 19

Dysplasia is a type of abnormal tissue development and is often a sign of the first stage of cancer.

Question 20

Some dietary modifications can help prevent cancer.

Question 21

The abbreviation RNA stands for ribonucleic acid.

Question 22

A carcinoma in situ is usually first found in a state of metastasis.

Question 23

Cryosurgery can be used to destroy malignant tissue.

Question 24

Certain cancers are associated with AIDS.

Question 25

A glioma and a glioblastoma both originate in neurological tissue.

Question 26

CA-125 is a protein that can indicate ovarian cancer.

Question 27

A chondrosarcoma begins in cartilage.

Question 28

The lymph system may spread cancer to various parts of the body.

Question 29

Hodgkin's disease is a type of leukemia.

Question 30

A colonoscopy should be given once a year for detecting prostate cancer.

Question 31

Lung cancer often results from environmental causes.

Question 32

Blood in the stool may be a sign of colorectal cancer.

Question 33

Electrocauterization uses burning to destroy tissue.

Question 34

Exenteration is the use of chemotherapy to destroy tissue.

Question 35

A biopsy is first performed for malignancies only.

Question 36

Melanoma is more common in people who spend a lot of time in the sun.

Question 37

A nephrosarcoma usually starts in the liver.

Question 38

A pap smear is a test for breast cancer.

Question 39

An alphafetoprotein test can detect liver cancer.

Question 40

Pleomorphic tumors have only one kind of cell.

Question 41

A mixed-tissue tumor can be a carcinoma.

Question 42

HCG is usually present in the blood of patients with ovarian cancer.

Question 43

A leiomyosarcoma originates in connective tissue.

Question 44

A protocol is a

A)preventive measure.
B)course of treatment.
C)test.
D)tumor.

Question 45

The TNM system grades

A)tumors by size.
B)nodes by involvement.
C)degree of metastasis.
D)All of the choices are correct.

Question 46

An example of a carcinogen is

A)tobacco.
B)wheat.
C)vitamins.
D)toothpaste.

Question 47

Cancer prevention includes

A)high fiber diet.
B)avoidance of sun.
C)avoidance of tobacco.
D)All of the choices are correct.

Question 48

Radiation kills

A)only cancer cells.
B)all types of cells.
C)only benign cells.
D)None of the choices are correct.

Question 49

Leukemia originates in stem cells.

Question 50

Benign tumors

A)spread uncontrollably.
B)are malignant.
C)are usually fatal.
D)None of the choices are correct.

Question 51

A tumor is a

A)neoplasm.
B)growth.
C)made of cells that reproduce abnormally.
D)All of the choices are correct.

Question 52

Tumors that are not malignant are invasive.

Question 53

Patients with AIDS are at high risk for

A)Kaposi's sarcoma.
B)melanomas.
C)breast cancer.
D)prostate cancer.

Question 54

Ninety percent of all tumors are carcinomas.

Question 55

Tissue that is underdeveloped is called hypoplastic.

Question 56

Cancer that is found in many family members is usually benign.

Question 57

The DNA fragment that converts normal cells into cancerous ones is called an oncogene.

Question 58

A necrotic tumor contains

A)polyps.
B)open wounds.
C)dead tissue.
D)scirrhous tissue.

Question 59

A cancer cluster usually results from environmental causes.

Question 60

A leukoblast is a(n)

A)mature cell.
B)red blood cell.
C)immature cell.
D)benign tumor.

Question 61

Select the combining form that best matches the definition genetic change.

A)muta
B)radi(o)
C)carcin(o)
D)blast(o)

Question 62

Select the combining form that best matches the definition radiation.

A)blast(o)
B)onc(o)
C)radi(o)
D)muta

Question 63

Select the combining form that best matches the definition immature cell.

A)carcin(o)
B)muta
C)-plastic
D)blast(o)

Question 64

Select the combining form that best matches the definition tumor.

A)blast(o)
B)onc(o)
C)muta
D)carcin(o)

Question 65

Select the combining form that best matches the definition cancer.

A)carcin(o)
B)blast(o)
C)onc(o)
D)-plastic

Question 66

Select the combining form that best matches the definition formative.

A)blast(o)
B)-plastic
C)muta
D)onc(o)

Question 67

The abbreviation DRE means :

A)diethylstilbestrol
B)digital rectal exam
C)deoxyribonucleic acid
D)diagnosis