Cancer

Question 1

How many americans does cancer affect

Answer 1

40% in their lifetime

Question 2

What are the causes of cancer

Answer 2

Some cancer is linked to tobacco use and physical inactivity

Obesity and physical inactivity increase risk of breast cancer in women by 50%

Physical activity reduces risk of colorectal cancer by up to 50%

Question 3

What is cancer

Resulting from

What does it have a potential to do

Answer 3

A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue

Resulting from DNA damage from internal or environmental factors

Has potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body

Question 4

What is metastasis

Answer 4

Invade or spread of cancer to other parts of the body

Question 5

Cancer is also the unchecked…

Answer 5

Accumulation of cells and altered cell signaling

Question 6

Classification of cancer by site involves

Answer 6

Carcinoma

Sarcoma

Leukemia and lymphoma

Question 7

What is Carcinoma Cancer

What is the most common

Answer 7

From epithelial tissues

Lung
Colon
Prostate
Breast

Question 8

What is Sarcoma cancer

Examples

Answer 8

From connective tissues

Bone
Fat
Cartilage
Nerve

Question 9

What is Leukemia and lymphoma

Answer 9

From blood forming cell

Question 10

Development of cancer involves

Answer 10

Normal tissue undergoing a progression of abnormal changes from hyperplasia to dysplasia and finally to cancer

Question 11

What is hyperplasia

Answer 11

Increase in number of cells but cells still appear normal under a microscope

Question 12

What is dysplasia

Answer 12

Cells look abnormal under a microscope but are not cancer

Question 13

What are the ways to manage/treat cancer

Answer 13

Medication

Chemotherapy

Radiation therapy

Surgery

Hormone therapy

Targeted therapies

Exercise

Question 14

What does radiation therapy do

Answer 14

Damage DNA of cancerous tissue

Question 15

What is the primary method of treatment for cancer

Answer 15

Surgery

Question 16

What is targeted therapies involve

Answer 16

A form of chemotherapy

Targets specific molecular differences between cancer and normal cells

Question 17

Why exercise when you have cancer

Answer 17

Overall physical function is generally diminished because of losses of aerobic capacity,, muscle tissue and ROM

Question 18

The exercise response for cancer must include

Answer 18

Tumor site

Cancer stage

Grade (severity)

Treatment types

Timing since diagnosis and interactions of all elements with general health, wellbeing and fitness

Question 19

General Pre exercise medical assessments for cancer involves

Answer 19

Recommended evaluation for peripheral neuropathies and musculoskeletal morbidities

Question 20

Cancer sit specific pre exercise medical assessment for cancer involves

Answer 20

Arm/shoulder morbidity prior to upper body exercise

Question 21

What is the recommendation for exercise testing for cancer if patient is high functioning

Answer 21

An exercise test to establish current baseline and determine if treatment affected exercise response is useful

Question 22

What is the recommendation for exercise testing for cancer if patient is low functioning

Answer 22

An exercise test might provide a barrier to physical activity

Question 23

Testing should be selected with the individuals ______

Answer 23

Goals at the forefront

Question 24

What are considerations for exercise testing methods for patients with cancer who have been medically cleared for exercise

Answer 24

Patients with cancer should receive a comprehensive assessment

No assessments are required to start a LIGHT intensity walking, progressive strength training or flexibility program in survivors

Be aware of survivors health history, comorbid chronic health conditions and disease

Look out for any exercise contraindications

Question 25

Physical activity guidelines suggest that cancer survivors

Answer 25

Avoid inactivity Exercise as much as possible Require modifications to avoid fracture with metastatic bone disease

Question 26

What is there a risk of when cancer survivors exercise aerobically

Answer 26

Fracture risk

Question 27

What should we look out for in cancer survivors doing resistance exercise

Answer 27

No upper limit on weight Watch for arm/shoulder symptoms

Question 28

Cancer patients that engage in exercises with special considerations such as yoga and pilates show

Answer 28

Arm/shoulder morbidities are taken care of

Question 29

______ is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease where excessive mucus blocks the airway

Answer 29

Chronic bronchitis

Question 30

Criterion for diagnosis of COPD is FEV1/FVC ______

Answer 30

<0.70

Question 31

One of the typical abnormal exercise responses in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is hyperinflation of the lung

Answer 31

True

Question 32

________ has become popular (or general) for assessing functional exercise capacity in individuals with more severe pulmonary disease

Answer 32

6-min walk test

Question 33

Antihypertensive medication, such as beta blockers, may increase blood pressure and induce muscle weakness during exercise in patients with chronic restrictive pulmonary disease

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Bronchodilators may improve ventilatory response, ventilation-perfusion matching, and exercise capacity during exercise in CRPD patients

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation (SaO2) should be around 75% during exercise testing in patients with COPD because the normal oxyhemoglobin saturation in the artery is 75%

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Patients with COPD tend to have lower residual volume compared to patients with CRPD

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Cancer patients in early stage treatment should avoid physical activity

Answer 37

False

Question 38

More than half of the causes of cancer is related to individuals’ lifestyle choice

Answer 38

True

Question 39

_______ is a type of cancer that is identified from connective tissues, such as bone and cartilage

Answer 39

Sarcoma