Week 3 MCQ – Flashcards

What sign/symptom might indicate that you are experiencing a paraneoplastic syndrome?

Which type of cancer would most likely spread through the process called seeding?

Your grandfather has colon cancer but then it migrates to the liver. The affinity for movement to another specific organ is called:

Which gene has been implicated most frequently in the development of cancer?

A patient comes in to the clinic concerned about a painless lymph node in the neck and a diagnosis of lymphoma is made. Which of the following would indicate that the lymphoma was Hodgkin lymphoma versus non-Hodgkin lymphoma?

The release of chemical mediators and energy utilization by neoplastic cells lead to this systemic manifestation of cancer:

Which of the following is true about tumor grading?

Steve McQueen developed lung cancer from exposure to asbestos. The long-term asbestos exposure ultimately affected Steve's lung tissue by causing long-term irritation. In response to this irritation, the cells attempted to adapt (metaplasia and dysplasia). An example of a cancer promoter that causes cellular changes over time is called:

Steve McQueen's tumor in his lung was identified as malignant. After many rounds of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, it was determined that Steve McQueen's tumor was no longer treatable. When the treatment or care for cancer is primarily concerned with managing symptoms, this is called:

Steve McQueen developed lung cancer from exposure to asbestos. Even after he was no longer exposed to the asbestos, the tumor continued to grow. When Steve's tumor no longer requires continued exposure to the cancer promoter (asbestos), this is called:

Tumor suppressor genes play an active role in stopping overproliferation. The way that tumor suppressor genes manage potential overproliferation is through: