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1
Q

Which of the following is the most likely reason a person with cancer could develop leukopenia? `

A

chemotherapy

2
Q

if a cancer patient on chemotherapy develops bleeding, the cause may be:

A

thrombocytopenia

3
Q

malignant cells that spread by invading through a serous membrane and then implanting malignant cells within a body cavity is called

A

seeding

4
Q

what is the most significant cause of complications and death for cancer patients

A

infection

5
Q

carcinogenesis is a long process and not just one event that causes malignant cell changes (T/F?)

A

true

6
Q

the term anaplasia refers to cells that are well differentiated (T/F?)

A

false

7
Q

benign neoplasms have cells that are well differentiated (T/F?)

A

TRUE

8
Q

Which of the following is NOT considered a carcinogen

A

oncongenes

9
Q

which of the following characteristics are typical of benign tumors? choose all that apply

  • cells have a disorderly growth pattern
  • encapsulated
  • grows erratically
  • cells are well differentiated
  • metastasizes`
A
  • encapsulated

- cells are well differentiated

10
Q

what does it mean if a person with breast cancer is classified as grade 3, T3, N1, M1

A

The cancer has poorly differentiated cells, is 6cm, malignant cells are present in a lymph node but nodes remain mobile, and has metastasized to bones

11
Q

which of the following manifestations is typical of a malignant neoplasm

A

rarely encapsulated

12
Q

cachexia is the development of low platelets (T/F?)

A

false

13
Q

what are the genes called that cause inappropriate growth of cells (cancer)?

A

oncogenes

14
Q

what type of tissue is affected if a person has a carcinoma

A

epithelial tissue

15
Q

which of the following is NOT a typical cause of pain for a person with cancer?

A

leukopenia

16
Q

a tumor that is fixed, lymph nodes involved and metastasis is present is staged as

A

T4, N2, M1

17
Q

Cholangiosarcoma is a malignant tumor (T/F?)

A

false

18
Q

What is not a way that malignant cells spread?

A

decreased angiogenesis

19
Q

what is the term used to describe increase in blood vessel development to supply the tumor with nutrients

A

angiogenesis

20
Q

malignant cells are generally well differentiated (T/F?)

A

false

21
Q

what does anaplasia mean as it relates to cancer

A

cells have lost their differentiation

22
Q

what grade is a tumor that is poorly differentiated

A

grade 3

23
Q

one of the more common causes of cancer development is to inherit a single gene mutations (T/F?)

A

false