Question 1

______ arises from mucus-producing cells in the bronchi and is the most common lung cancer in ___.

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Adenocarcinoma; women

Question 2

The root/combining form in the word angiogenesis means

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Blood vessel

Question 3

Examination with an endoscope occurs in

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mediastinoscopy and thoracoscopy

Question 4

Implanting radioactive seed through tiny tubes directly into the tumor to give high doses of radiation to the tumor while reducing radiation exposure to the surrounding tissues is called

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Brachytherapy

Question 5

The root/combining form in the word mammography means

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Breast

Question 6

A type of screening test for breast cancer which uses a computer and scanning devices to create three-dimensional images of lesions seen on a mammogram so that a needle can be inserted accurately into the lesion is called a

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Stereotactic-guided biopsy

Question 7

Of the following words, which one has an element meaning offspring?

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Progenitor

Question 8

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning around?

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Periphery

Question 9

Which of the following is a cancer arising from connective tissue cells?

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Sarcoma

Question 10

A drug is labeled as cytotoxic. This means that it is

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Able to kill cells

Question 11

The root/combining form in the word mediastinoscopy means

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Mediastinum

Question 12

The abbreviation for the governmental agency that protects workers from environmental hazards is

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OSHA

Question 13

A patient is scheduled for a pneumonectomy. What will the patient have done?

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The entire lung will be removed

Question 14

Which of the following terms refers to a cancerous tumor of pigment-producing skin cells?

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Malignant melanoma

Question 15

Exposure to pesticides increases a man\'s risk for cancer of the

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Prostate

Question 16

Of the following words, which one means any abnormal swelling?

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Tumor

Question 17

In the word bronchoalveolar, the suffix means

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Pertaining to

Question 18

A test that can detect precancerous cells in the cervix of a female is a ______.

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Pap test

Question 19

Which of the following words has an element meaning bone?

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Osteosarcoma

Question 20

The root/combining form -cid/e means

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To kill

Question 21

______ is a simple and cost-effective method of identifying lung cancer cells.

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Sputum analysis

Question 22

The percent of cancers that could be prevented by changes in lifestyle and the environment is ______.

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More than 50%

Question 23

In the word oncology, the root/combining form means

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Tumor

Question 24

Chemotherapy can adversely affect the bone marrow by causing

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Anemia and clotting problems

Question 25

The word benign means

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the nonmalignant character of a neoplasm or illness

Question 26

A medical specialist in the science dealing with cancer is a(n)

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Oncologist

Question 27

PCBs, dioxins, and arsenic are examples of

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Environmental carcinogens

Question 28

The suffix in the word asbestosis means

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Condition

Question 29

Hodgkin disease is a cancer involving the

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Lymph nodes

Question 30

Which of the following words means the invasion into a tissue or cell?

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Infiltration

Question 31

Which of the following terms means one of a family of genes involved in cell growth that work in concert to cause cancer?

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Oncogene

Question 32

Stereotactic radiosurgery uses a(n) ____ to deliver a single high dose of radiation.

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Gamma knife

Question 33

Which of the following suffixes means tumor?

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-oma

Question 34

Early cancer that has not invaded surrounding tissues is abbreviated as

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CIS

Question 35

Which of the following words means spontaneously emitting alpha, beta, or gamma rays?

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Radioactive

Question 36

Two words that have opposite meanings are

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Benign and cancerous

Question 37

A regimen is a

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Program of treatment

Question 38

Monthly self-examination should be done to detect which of the following cancers?

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Breast, testicular and skin

Question 39

Cervical cancer, stomach cancer, and squamous cell skin cancer are examples of carcinomas originating from which cells?

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Epithelial

Question 40

Men over the age of ____ should have an annual exam for _____ cancer.

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50; prostate

Question 41

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning before?

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Progenitor

Question 42

Obesity is said to be linked to about 10% of breast and colorectal cancers and up to 40% of kidney, esophageal, and endometrial cancers. Which of the following statements best describes the treatment of cancer in obese patients?

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Oncologists might consider weight loss as part of a treatment regimen.

Question 43

The A in CEA stands for

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Antigen

Question 44

A synonym for segmentectomy is

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Wedge resection

Question 45

All of the following words have a word element meaning flesh EXCEPT

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Mesothelioma

Question 46

A blood test for the detection of prostate cancer is the

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PSA

Question 47

The suffix in the word carcinogen means

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Produce

Question 48

In the word thoracoscopy, the root/combining form means

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Chest

Question 49

The word which means capable of invading surrounding tissues and metastasizing to distant organs is

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Malignant

Question 50

A DRE is used to detect

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An enlarged prostate gland

Question 51

The word lavage means

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Washing out a hollow cavity, tube or organ

Question 52

Secondhand smoke is abbreviated as

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ETS

Question 53

The word meaning transport of cancer cells through the bloodstream is ______ and its plural is ______.

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metastasis; metastases

Question 54

A screening test to check for blood in the feces, which may indicate the presence of colon and rectal cancer, is a

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FOBT

Question 55

Which of the following words has an element meaning cell?

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Cytotoxic

Question 56

Which of the following words, meaning a radioactive agent used in diagnostic imaging, is spelled correctly?

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Radionuclide

Question 57

Of the following words, which one has a suffix meaning process of recording?

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Scintigraphy

Question 58

An MRI of the RUQ reveals an extremely virulent cancer. It might be

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Stage IV pancreatic cancer

Question 59

Which of the following words has a suffix meaning surgical excision?

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Pneumonectomy

Question 60

Which of the following words means pertaining to a new growth or tumor?

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Neoplastic

Question 61

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning excessive?

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Hyperfractionated

Question 62

How would you interpret the following statement in the patient\'s medical record: \"The primary source of cancer spread through the blood to the pulmonary tissues\"?

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The main tumor metastasized to the lungs.

Question 63

_______ normally prevent mitosis and are activated by DNA damage to stop cell division.

Accepted Answer

tumor supressor genes

Question 64

Which of the following words come from the Latin meaning dirty?

Accepted Answer

pollution

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