Module 16 Oncology – Flashcards
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            TNM is a ___ system:
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        staging
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            The medical term anorexia is on your patients medical report indicates:
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        a lack of appetite
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            Which term refers to an abnormal formation:
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        dysplasia
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            Malignant tumors derived from bone marrow are:
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        leukemias
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            The term thromocytopenia in your patients laboratory report means:
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        a deficiency in the number of platelets
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            The M in TNM staging stands for:
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        Metastasis
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            A rare type of pleural cancer resulting from exposure to asbestos is:
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        mesothelioma
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            A malignant tumor that contains large spindle cells of smooth muscle is called:
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        leiomyocarcoma
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            The term ___ in your patients laboratory means an abnormal increase in white blood cells:
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        leukocytosis
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            Your Patient is diagnosed with ___, which is a benign neoplasm of the adrenal medulla:
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        pheochromocytoma
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            The term ___ in your patients diagnostic report suggests malignant tumors derived from bone marrow:
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        leukemia
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            Choose the correct spelling of the term for a benign neoplsam of the nervous system:
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        astrocytoma
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            Malignant tumors derived from connective tissue are:
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        sarcomas
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            The spread of cancer by direct extension or to distant sites is:
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        metastasis
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            The majority of malignant tumors are:
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        carcinomas
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            The degree of dedifferentation of cancer cells is evaluated with:
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        grading
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            Tumors that are a combination of cells from within one or between two cancer categories are called:
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        mixed tumors
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            The medical term for how much cancer cells appear different from thier original form is:
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        anaplasia
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            The body's normal function of keeping cell growth in check is:
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        apoptosis
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            Malignant tumors derived from epithelial tissue are:
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        carcinomas
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            If cancer cells appear only at the original site and have not invaded the organ of origin, it is callsed:
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        CIS
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            Malignant tumors that arise from plasma cells
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        myelomas
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            A tumor characterized as T1N2MO has moved beyond its site of its origin:
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        false
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            The production or origin of cancer is called:
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        carcinogenesis
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            Choose the correct spelling of the term for a type of urinary cancer:
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        nephroblastoma
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            A characteristic of malignant tumor is that they:
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        are fast frowing
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            A benign neoplasm of the integumentary system is a:
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        dermatofibroma
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            A characteristic of benign tumors is that they:
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        remain isolated
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            A malignant neoplasm of the nervous system is:
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        glioblastoma multiforme
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            A cancer of the connective tissue of the musculoskeletal system is:
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        rhabdyomyosarcoma
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            The medical term for wasting is:
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        cachexia
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            A cancer of the urinary system is:
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        Wils tumor
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            Waht is the term for a malignant tumor that is compsed of different kinds of tissue, none of which normally occur together or at the site of the tumor:
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        teratoma
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            Which of the following is a slow-growing malignant epithelial tumor, frequently found in the lungs and skin:
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        squamous cell carcinoma
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            A patient with cervical dysplasia has a ___ growth
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        abnormal
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            An astrocytoma is a benign tumor of the___system:
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        nervous
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            Which of the following is a malignancy of the male productive system:
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        seminoma
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            Which of the following is a benign tumor found in blood vessels?
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        hemangioma
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            The abbreviated for the therapeutic procedure that used high-dose radiation delivered via a beam that can change its dosage and shape is:
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        IMRT
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            A targeted radiation therapy that uses digital diagnostic imaging and specialized software to treat tumors without damaging surrounding tissue is called:
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        three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
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            The goal of this cancer treatment is to destroy the nuclei of cancer cells, thereby destroying the cells ability to reproduce and spread:
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        radiotherapy
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            A diagnostic imaging procedure that allows for the determination of the size, shape, location, and blood supply of a tumor is:
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        computed tomography
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            A breast cancer patient has her breast, lymph nodes, and muscles under the breast removed. This procedure is called :
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        en bloc resection
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            Levels of this are elevated in multiple myeloma and chronic lymphatic leukemia:
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        B2M
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            The use of cancer-destroying medicine throughout the body is:
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        chemotherapy
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            The american cancer society created the acronym CAUTION, which lists general criteria for detecting cancer, The letter C stands for:
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        Changes in bowel or bladder habits
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            A breat cancer patient has a procedure to remove a cancerous tumor from her breast. This procedure is :
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        lumpectomy
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            Which of these medications stimulate the cells of the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells:
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        interleukins
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            Which of the following is a tumor marker for the recurrance of breast cancer:
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        CA27-29
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            Patient M will receive___, a therapy that uses needles or beads containing radioactive gold, cobalt, or radium placed directly on the cancer:
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        bracytherapy
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            A type of treament that requires a matching donor to allow the patient to produce healthy blood cells is:
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        BMT
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            A radiographic imaging procedure used in a quided breast biopsy:
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        stereoatactic mammography