20-30 Mod 2 Quiz

Question 1

What are the four oncogenic viruses that induce cancer

Answer 1

Human papilloma virus Epstein bar virus hepatitis B virus and human herpesvirus-8

Question 2

List some common symptoms people with cancer have

Answer 2

Bleeding anorexia weight loss wasting of body fat and muscle tissue weakness and fatigue

Question 3

Why is anemia common in people with cancer

Answer 3

Blood loss impaired red blood cell production and treatment effects

Question 4

What are paraneoplastic syndrome‘s

Answer 4

Symptoms insights not directly affected by the disease

Causing syndrome from ectopic ACTH production

Question 5

What body parts do we screen through observation palpitation and laboratory tests and procedures

Answer 5

Observation would be scanned mouth and external genitalia

Population would be breast thyroid rectum anus and prostate

Laboratory test and procedures would be Pap smear colonoscopy and mammogram

Question 6

What are tumor markers helpful for

Answer 6

Establishing prognosis monitoring treatment and detecting recurrent disease

Question 7

What is the most important procedure in diagnosing the correct cancer and histology

Answer 7

Tissue biopsy

Question 8

Grading and staging

Answer 8

Grading is the histologic or cellular characteristics of the tumor
Stating is the clinical spread of the disease

Question 9

What is the purpose of grading and staging a tumor

Answer 9

You to determine the course of a disease and aid in selecting appropriate treatment

Question 10

What are the three possible goals of cancer treatment

Answer 10

Curative control and palliative