Question 1

Which lump-identifying method does not require a professional?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

CAUTION.
Change in bowel habits or bladder habits
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in breasts or elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing
Obvious change in color of wart or mole
Nagging cough or hoarseness

Question 3

Cancer is the growth and spread of normal cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What is a non-cancerous abnormal cell called?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which is the fourth most diagnosed cancer among women?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Mastectomy is the removal of the affected breast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Cysts are mass of ce

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which notation means metastases are present?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A benign tumor is a growth of abnormal cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How many new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed annually?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Malignant cells are non-cancerous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Which lump-identifying method does not require a professional?

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.

Cancer is the growth and spread of normal cells.

What is a non-cancerous abnormal cell called?

Which is the fourth most diagnosed cancer among women?

Mastectomy is the removal of the affected breast.

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

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

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

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

Which notation means metastases are present?

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

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

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

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

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

A benign tumor is a growth of abnormal cells.

How many new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed annually?

Malignant cells are non-cancerous.

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

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

Which lump-identifying method does not require a professional?

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.

Cancer is the growth and spread of normal cells.

What is a non-cancerous abnormal cell called?

Which is the fourth most diagnosed cancer among women?

Mastectomy is the removal of the affected breast.

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

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

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

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

Which notation means metastases are present?

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

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

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

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

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

A benign tumor is a growth of abnormal cells.

How many new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed annually?

Malignant cells are non-cancerous.

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

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