Ch. 12 Culture & Cancer

Question 1

neoplasm

Answer 1

cells that show abnormal growth

Question 2

malignant

Answer 2

cancerous tumors

Question 3

benign

Answer 3

noncancerous tumors

Question 4

metastasize

Answer 4

spread to other parts of the body

Question 5

carcinoma

Answer 5

cancer that start in the surface layers of the body or epithelial cells

• accounts for bulk of cancer cases
• seen in the most common sites

Question 6

sarcoma

Answer 6

cancer of the muscles, bones & cartilage

Question 7

lymphoma

Answer 7

cancer of the lymphatic system

Question 8

leukemia

Answer 8

cancer found in the blood & bone marrow

Question 9

TNM system

Answer 9

most common method used to stage cancer

• T describes the size of the tumor & whether cancer has spread to nearby tissues/organs
• N describes how far the cancer had spread to nearby lymph nodes
• M indicates the extent to which the cancer has metastasized

Question 10

incidence

Answer 10

rate of newly diagnosed cases of the disease

Question 11

fatalism

Answer 11

the belief that a person w/ cancer cannot live a normal life & will die

Question 12

benefit finding

Answer 12

finding meaning in a chronic illness & growing

Question 13

diagnostic surgery

Answer 13

process of removing a small amount of tissue either to identify a cancer or to make a diagnosis

Question 14

staging surgery

Answer 14

treatment to ascertain in which stage of development the cancer is
- helps determine how far the cancer has spread & provides a clinical stage for growth

Question 15

curative surgery

Answer 15

treatment for cancer used to remove the growth

Question 16

debulking surgery

Answer 16

surgery treatment to reduce the tumor mass in cancer

Question 17

palliative surgery

Answer 17

treatment used to treat complications of advanced disease (not as a cure)

Question 18

restorative energy

Answer 18

treatment used to improve a person’s appearance after curative surgery

(ie) after mastectomy

Question 19

mastectomy

Answer 19

breast removal

Question 20

radiation therapy

Answer 20

treatment involving the use of radioactive particles aimed at the DNA of the cancer cells in order to disable them

Question 21

immunotherapy

Answer 21

treatment involving the activation of the body’s own immune system to fight cancer or other diseases

Question 22

Health Belief Model (HBM)

Answer 22

model used most often to guide interventions to increase screening

Question 23

Health Belief Model (HBM)

Answer 23

model used most often to guide interventions to increase screening behavior

Question 24

Health Belief Model (HBM)

Answer 24

model used most often to guide interventions to increase screening behavior

Question 25

Cancer is the _______ cause of death in America. a. leading b. second leading c. third leading d. fourth leading

Answer 25

b. second leading

Question 26

Cancer is best defined as: a. an illness caused by the presence of a malignant tumor b. a mutated cell c. a cell w/ retarded growth d. a cell w/ accelerated growth

Answer 26

a. an illness caused by the presence of a malignant tumor

Question 27

Not all cells w/ abnormal cell growth are cancerous. The type that destroys healthy tissue is referred to as a. neoplasmic b. malignant c. benign d. mutatn

Answer 27

b. malignant

Question 28

Cancer causing substances are referred to as a. carcinogens b. malignancies c. teratogens d. neoplasmas

Answer 28

a. carcinogens

Question 29

The most common site for cancer for men is the a. lungs b. prostate glands c. colon d. pancreas

Answer 29

a. lungs

Question 30

Cancers that start at the surface layers of the body are called a. lymphomas b. carcinomas c. sarcomas d. leukemias

Answer 30

b. carcinomas

Question 31

________ have the highest general cancer incidence rates in America. a. Asian Americans b. African Americans c. European Americans d. Latinos

Answer 31

b. African Americans

Question 32

_______ believe that cancer is punishment for one's action or that of a family member and that one must bear the pain to protect other members of one's communities. a. African Americans b. Laotians c. American Indians d. Latinos

Answer 32

c. American Indians

Question 33

The single most dangerous health behavior in context of cancer is a. smoking b. drinking alcohol c. not exercising d. eating badly

Answer 33

a. smoking

Question 34

The health psychological model that is most commonly used to get people to get screened for cancer when they should is a. the Health Belief Model b. the Theory of Planned Behavior c. the Transtheoretical Model d. Social Norm Marketing

Answer 34

a. the Health Belief Model