Deck 18: Oncology

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

eye

Question 2

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

Answer 2

sentinel node

Question 3

Which organ could develop an adenocarcinoma?

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

Answer 3

pancreas

Question 4

The Hickman,Broviac,and Groshong are ________.

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

Question 5

Cryosurgery uses liquid nitrogen to ________ and destroy abnormal tissue.

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

Question 6

Which blood test can point to cancer of the prostate gland?

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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

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

Question 11

The Philadelphia chromosome appears in ________.

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

Question 12

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 13

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 14

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

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

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of ________ cancer.

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

Question 17

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 18

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

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

Question 19

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 20

Which of the following is a cancer of the skin?

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

Question 21

Excision of the tumor as well as the nearby organs because of widespread cancer is known as ________.

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

Question 22

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 23

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 24

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 25

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

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

Question 26

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 27

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 28

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

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

Question 29

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 30

Ewing's sarcoma is a cancer of the ________.

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

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 33

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

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

Question 34

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 35

Which is a cancer of a plasma cell?

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

Question 36

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 37

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 38

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 39

Which type of cancer affects the connective tissues?

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

Question 40

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 41

The abbreviation Ca means ________.

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

Question 42

Which classification system is used to detect cervical cancer?

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

Question 43

Which cancerous tumors are readily destroyed by radiation therapy?

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

Question 44

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 45

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 46

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 47

Which of the following is NOT a carcinogen?

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

Question 48

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 49

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 lower the level, the more advanced the cancer.
D)The higher the level,the more advanced the cancer.

Question 50

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

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

Question 51

Osteosarcoma is cancer of the ________.

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

Question 52

Which is NOT a cell organelle?

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

Question 53

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 54

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 55

Which structure controls all of the cell's activities?

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

Question 56

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 57

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 58

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 59

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 60

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 61

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 62

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 63

The combining form carcin/o- means ________.

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

Question 64

The combining form cyt/o- means ________.

A)"cancer"
B)"cell"
C)"nucleus of an atom"
D)"tumor"

Question 65

Which of the following statements 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 66

All are forms of environmental radiation EXCEPT ________.

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

Question 67

The combining form gen/o- means ________.

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

Question 68

Which of the following statements about bone marrow aspiration is FALSE?

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

Question 69

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

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

Question 70

One of the meanings of the combining form malign/o- is ________.

A)"excessive growth"
B)"intentionally causing harm"
C)"neutral"
D)"spreading out"

Question 71

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 72

The suffix -oma means ________.

A)"abnormal condition"
B)"cancer"
C)"formation; growth"
D)"mass;tumor"

Question 73

The combining form remiss/o- means ________.

A)"health"
B)"worsening"
C)"send back"
D)"go into"

Question 74

The combining form kary/o- means ________.

A)"cell"
B)"nucleus of a cell"
C)"chromosome"
D)"thread-like strand"

Question 75

The combining form ne/o- means ________.

A)"cancerous"
B)"growth"
C)"new"
D)"mass"

Question 76

The combining form leuk/o- means ________.

A)"black"
B)"color"
C)"cell"
D)"white"

Question 77

The combining form blast/o- means ________.

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

Question 78

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 79

The combining form hered/o- means ________.

A)"carcinogen"
B)"DNA"
C)"chromosomes"
D)"genetic inheritance"

Question 80

The combining form aden/o- means ________.

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