Deck 18: Oncology

Question 1

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

A)metastatic.
B)hormonal.
C)oncogenic.
D)embryonal.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of ________ cancer.

A)cervical
B)skin
C)breast
D)bladder

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which abbreviation is for a central catheter that delivers a chemotherapy drug to the entire body?

A)PICC
B)PR
C)DNA
D)BRCA

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which blood test can point to cancer of the prostate gland when the result is elevated?

A)CA 15-3
B)HCG
C)CEA
D)PSA

Question 5

An intrathecal catheter will deliver a chemotherapy drug to treat cancer of the:

A)bladder.
B)bone marrow.
C)spinal cord.
D)peritoneum.

Question 6

The Hickman, Broviac, and Groshong are:

A)types of leukemia.
B)intraperitoneal catheters.
C)central venous catheters.
D)grading systems for cancerous cells.

Question 7

A retinoblastoma is an embryonal cancerous tumor of the ________ that occurs in young children.

A)brain
B)liver
C)eye
D)testis

Question 8

Debulking is a surgical procedure for cancer that has the intent of:

A)reducing the size of the tumor.
B)removing the tumor and surrounding tissues.
C)taking a small portion of the tumor for biopsy purposes.
D)removing organs that secrete hormones that encourage the cancer to grow.

Question 9

Which of the following is a cancer of the skin?

A)hepatocellular carcinoma
B)malignant melanoma
C)small cell carcinoma
D)leukemia

Question 10

An example of exfoliative cytology would be a:

A)Pap smear of bronchial washings for suspected lung cancer.
B)bone marrow aspiration for suspected leukemia.
C)chromosomal abnormality examination for Ewing's sarcoma.
D)frozen section of a breast tumor for possible cancer.

Question 11

In addition to the lumpectomy performed for her breast carcinoma, Joan Bentley also had a/an ________ biopsy done to remove the first site that receives drainage from the primary breast tumor.

A)punch
B)incisional
C)sentinel node
D)stereotactic

Question 12

Which organ could develop an adenocarcinoma?

A)pancreas
B)skeletal muscle
C)bone
D)cartilage

Question 13

The Reed-Sternberg cell appears in a biopsy from which cancer?

A)adenocarcinoma
B)Hodgkin's lymphoma
C)multiple myeloma
D)chronic myelogenous leukemia

Question 14

Cryosurgery uses liquid nitrogen to ________ and destroy abnormal tissue.

A)burn
B)identify
C)coagulate
D)freeze

Question 15

Which drug is used to treat the nausea and vomiting that occurs after chemotherapy?

A)Adriamyacin
B)Cesamet
C)protocol
D)hormonal drug

Question 16

Intravesical chemotherapy is a medical procedure using a catheter to insert a chemotherapy drug into the:

A)stomach.
B)bladder.
C)uterus.
D)colon.

Question 17

Mary McLaughlin's breast cancer is staged as: T3 N1 M0.This means that:

A)she has a small localized tumor with no spread to other organs.
B)she has a large tumor that has spread to a lymph node but not to other organs.
C)she has a large tumor that has spread to lymph nodes and to surrounding muscle tissue.
D)she has three separate tumors with lymph node spread but no metastases.

Question 18

An example of brachytherapy would be:

A)insertion of radioactive substances intravenously for thyroid cancer.
B)insertion of radioactive substances into the lymphatic system for leukemia.
C)external beam radiation directed at the chest for lung cancer.
D)placing a radioactive implant directly into the bladder for bladder cancer.

Question 19

The process of single cell destruction, or programmed cell death, is known as:

A)apoptosis.
B)mitosis.
C)necrosis.
D)oncogene.

Question 20

The Philadelphia chromosome appears in:

A)fibrosarcoma.
B)chronic myelogenous leukemia.
C)adenocarcinoma.
D)small cell carcinoma.

Question 21

The period of time after treatment during which there are no signs and symptoms of cancer is known as:

A)prophylaxis.
B)remedy.
C)relapse.
D)remission.

Question 22

An elevated level of ________ in the blood can point to liver cancer.

A)alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
B)karyotype
C)progesterone receptors
D)BRCA 1

Question 23

Which is a cancer of a plasma cell?

A)osteosarcoma
B)adenocarcinoma
C)leukemia
D)multiple myeloma

Question 24

Receptor assays are cytology tests done for which type of cancer?

A)skin
B)bone
C)breast
D)leukemia

Question 25

Which procedure is done in conjunction with extensive cancer surgery to remove possible sites of metastasis?

A)exploratory laparotomy
B)tumor ablation
C)debulking
D)lymph node dissection

Question 26

Which is a medical procedure in which an intravenous catheter is inserted into the arm and threaded into the superior vena cava so chemotherapy drugs can be administered?

A)Bx
B)TNM
C)BMT
D)PICC

Question 27

Which is a medical procedure that uses electrical current to remove small cancerous tumors on the skin?

A)electrosurgery
B)biopsy
C)cryosurgery
D)resection

Question 28

CA 15-3 is a tumor marker to detect the presence of:

A)breast cancer.
B)ovarian cancer.
C)pancreatic cancer.
D)colon cancer.

Question 29

Excision of the tumor as well as the nearby organs because of wide-spread cancer is known as:

A)brachytherapy.
B)debulking.
C)endoscopy.
D)exenteration.

Question 30

The medical and surgical procedures that classify cancer by how far it has spread in the body are known as:

A)staging.
B)layering.
C)grading.
D)sizing.

Question 31

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

A)intravenous radiotherapy
B)external beam radiotherapy
C)intracavitary radiotherapy
D)interstitial radiotherapy

Question 32

Which type of cancer affects the connective tissues?

A)lymphoma
B)myeloma
C)carcinoma
D)sarcoma

Question 33

Ewing's sarcoma is a cancer of the:

A)liver.
B)spinal cord.
C)bone.
D)lung.

Question 34

Which word would not be used to describe a cancerous tumor?

A)malignant
B)metastatic
C)encapsulated
D)undifferentiated

Question 35

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

A)angiogenesis.
B)encapsulated.
C)apoptosis.
D)anaplasia.

Question 36

Which is a nuclear medicine procedure that uses a radioactive tracer that collects in particular organs or tissues?

A)scintigraphy
B)ultrasound
C)CT scan
D)MRI scan

Question 37

Which is a medical procedure that classifies cancer by how well differentiated the cells appear under the microscope?

A)staging
B)layering
C)grading
D)sizing

Question 38

Which medical procedure involves liquid nitrogen being sprayed or painted onto a small malignant lesion to freeze and destroy the tissue?

A)cryosurgery
B)fractionation
C)brachytherapy
D)electrosurgery

Question 39

Which procedure uses a CT scan to pinpoint the location of a mass in three dimensions and guide the biopsy needle?

A)incisional biopsy
B)stereotactic biopsy
C)punch biopsy
D)sentinel node biopsy

Question 40

Which is an environmental substance that can contribute to the development of cancer?

A)carcinogen
B)oncogene
C)genetic mutation
D)heredity

Question 41

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

A)HCG
B)CEA
C)AFP
D)UA

Question 42

All of the following are true about a karyotype except:

A)it shows 23 pairs of chromosomes.
B)if it has two X chromosomes then the patient is a female.
C)it can show the HER2/neu gene.
D)it can show the Philadelphia chromosome.

Question 43

Which of the following describes a cancer of the epithelial cells lining the duct of the gallbladder?

A)cholangiocarcinoma
B)lymphadenopathy
C)hepatocellular carcinoma
D)angiosarcoma

Question 44

During the process of ________, cancer cells break off and move to other sites within the body.

A)invasion
B)anaplasia
C)genetic mutation
D)metastasis

Question 45

What type of biopsy is done with a large-gauge needle inserted into the tumor to obtain several long pieces of tissue?

A)core needle biopsy
B)excisional biopsy
C)fine-needle aspiration biopsy
D)punch biopsy

Question 46

A condition of atypical cells that are abnormal in size, shape, or organization but have not yet become cancerous is called:

A)carcinomatosis.
B)dysplasia.
C)neoplasia.
D)adenocarcinoma.

Question 47

The process by which normal embryonic cells assume different shapes and functions in different parts of the body is called:

A)metastasis.
B)differentiation.
C)oncogenesis.
D)angiogenesis.

Question 48

A patient with ovarian cancer has a series of blood tests done.The alpha fetoprotein level is high.Which of the following statements is true regarding this level?

A)The high alpha fetoprotein level indicates that the cancer is responding well to treatment.
B)The high alpha fetoprotein level is normal and has no relationship to the cancer.
C)The alpha fetoprotein level is not usually done in ovarian cancer patients.
D)The high alpha fetoprotein level indicates that the cancer may be advanced.

Question 49

Through the action of DNA, which of the following controls all of the activities that take place within the cell, such as the production of cellular proteins and the production of enzymes to control metabolism in the cell?

A)mitochondria
B)nucleus
C)ribosomes
D)RNA

Question 50

Which medical procedure involves the insertion of a catheter into the bladder for administration of chemotherapy drugs?

A)intracavitary chemotherapy
B)intravesical chemotherapy
C)intrathecal catheter
D)peripherally inserted catheter

Question 51

Which of the following statements about cancer is true?

A)Cancerous cells are arranged in an orderly fashion.
B)The p53 gene is an abnormal gene found only in cancer cells.
C)Tumor necrosis factor is released from cancerous cells.
D)Cancer cells often divide more rapidly than normal cells.

Question 52

Which is a process by which cancerous cells break off from a tumor and move through the blood vessels or lymphatic vessels to other sites in the body?

A)metastasis
B)mitosis
C)mutation
D)angiogenesis

Question 53

Which gene is the most important suppressor gene? It is inactive until DNA in the cell's nucleus is damaged?

A)p53
B)HER2/neu
C)BRCA
D)CEA

Question 54

Cancerous tumors release a substance that causes blood vessels in the surrounding tissues to grow into the tumor to provide it with nutrients.This process is known as:

A)encapsulation.
B)angiogenesis.
C)oncogenesis.
D)carcinogenesis.

Question 55

Which cell organelles are small sacs that contain powerful digestive enzymes to destroy a bacterium or virus that invades the cell?

A)mitochondria
B)chromosomes
C)lysosomes
D)genes

Question 56

Which is not a cell organelle?

A)Golgi apparatus
B)mitochondria
C)endoplasmic reticulum
D)cytoplasm

Question 57

Which cancerous tumors are affected by radiation therapy?

A)radiodefiant
B)radiosusceptible
C)radiosensitive
D)radioresistant

Question 58

Which of the following is not a carcinogen?

A)heredity
B)radiation
C)industrial chemicals
D)some chemotherapy drugs

Question 59

Osteosarcoma is cancer of the:

A)brain.
B)lung.
C)bone.
D)muscle.

Question 60

Which classification system is used to detect cervical cancer?

A)Bethesda system
B)FIGO staging
C)Dukes classification
D)Gleason score

Question 61

Which is not a factor contributing to the development of cancer?

A)heredity
B)trauma to the body
C)pathogens
D)carcinogens

Question 62

The combining form carcin/o- means:

A)cancer.
B)growth; formed substance.
C)organ.
D)tumor; mass.

Question 63

The combining form gen/o- means:

A)arising from; produced by.
B)DNA; RNA.
C)gene.
D)genetic inheritance.

Question 64

The combining form cyt/o- means:

A)cancer.
B)cell.
C)nucleus.
D)tumor.

Question 65

Which of the following is not a blood test to detect early signs of cancer?

A)Pap
B)PSA
C)HCG
D)CEA

Question 66

Which statement is true?

A)Chemotherapy protocols use a combination of several different chemotherapy drugs that are administered together.
B)Chemotherapy drugs never contain platinum.
C)Chemotherapy drugs cannot include hormonal drugs because hormones will make a tumor grow.
D)There are no antibiotic chemotherapy drugs because antibiotics are used to treat infections and cancer is not an infection.

Question 67

The abbreviation Ca means:

A)a tumor registry.
B)the grading of a tumor.
C)cancer.
D)an estrogen receptor.

Question 68

The combining form blast/o- means:

A)cancer.
B)immature; embryonic.
C)break down; destroy.
D)tumor; mass.

Question 69

All of the following are true about bone marrow aspiration except:

A)it is done in the posterior iliac crest.
B)it is used to treat leukemia or lymphoma.
C)it shows all stages of cell development.
D)it is examined under the microscope.

Question 70

The word metastasis means:

A)encapsulated.
B)moving to other parts of the body.
C)caused by heredity.
D)out of control.

Question 71

The combining form aden/o- means:

A)cancer.
B)body.
C)gene.
D)gland.

Question 72

The use of chemotherapy drugs after another type of treatment like surgery has already been done as the primary treatment, is known as ________ therapy.

A)protocol
B)biopsy
C)oncology
D)adjuvant

Question 73

A sometimes benign, sometimes malignant tumor of the ovary that contains hair and teeth is known as a:

A)Wilms' tumor.
B)neuroblastoma.
C)seminoma.
D)teratoma.

Question 74

A cell has all of the following structures except:

A)cytoplasm.
B)a nucleus.
C)a cell wall.
D)mitochondria.

Question 75

Carcinomatosis means:

A)a toxic level of cancer in the blood.
B)abnormal cells that look like cancer.
C)a condition of carcinoma in a specific site.
D)cancerous tumors in multiple sites.

Question 76

Each of these pairs contains 2 types of cancer that are the same except:

A)hepatoma; hepatocellular carcinoma.
B)Kaposi's sarcoma; malignant melanoma.
C)small cell carcinoma; oat cell carcinoma.
D)astrocytoma; glioblastoma multiforme.

Question 77

Fractionation refers to the treatment of cancer with:

A)divided doses of radiation therapy.
B)implantable wafers of chemotherapy drugs.
C)surgically implanted catheters.
D)dividing a large tumor by doing debulking.

Question 78

Which of the following is a healthcare professional who deals with oncology and cancer?

A)DNA
B)FIGO
C)CTR
D)PSA

Question 79

What is ALL?

A)a type of IV catheter
B)a type of blood cancer
C)a type of biopsy
D)a cancer healthcare worker

Question 80

All are forms of environmental radiation except:

A)asbestos.
B)sunlight.
C)nuclear weapons.
D)x-rays.