Exam 18: Oncology

Cancer cells that are described as undifferentiated may also be referred to as ________.

Dysplasia describes a cancer that is localized and still contained in the area of origin.

________ cytology is a test that examines cells found in secretions or cells that are scraped or washed off of tissue.

Ewing's sarcoma of the subcutaneous tissues can appear as a complication of AIDS.

Which treatment involves radioactive implants (needles,wires,capsules,pellets/seeds)inserted into the tumor or the tissue around the tumor?

The combining form cyt/o- means ________.

Which structure controls all of the cell's activities?

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

Ewing's sarcoma is a cancer of the ________.

The process of cancer cells spreading from the original site to other sites in the body is known as ________.

Which cancerous tumors are readily destroyed by radiation therapy?

A ________ is the return of the cancer after treatment.

The process by which cells that were once mature and differentiated become undifferentiated and immature in appearance and behavior is known as ________.

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "tumor (of the)bone (and)connective tissue"?

The Jewett classification is used to stage cancer of the ________.

________ is cancer of the bone.

The abbreviation Bx means ________.

An implantable wafer containing a chemotherapy drug is implanted in a tumor instead of removing the tumor.

Which is a blood test that detects a protein normally present in an embryo but only seen in adults who have cancer?

Which of the following statements about cancer cells is FALSE?