E1 Q3 Bank Flashcards
A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer. Testing reveals that the cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes. A nurse realizes this cancer would be documented as stage:
1
2
4
3
D. 3
Which statement indicates the patient has a correct understanding of metastasis? The most common route of metastasis is through the blood vessels and:
Body cavities
Lung tissue
Lymphatics
Connective tissues
C. Lymphatics
A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or squamous cell origin. What is the nurse describing?
Dysplastic
Cancer beyond (meta) situ
Tumor in differentiation
Cancer in situ
D. Cancer in situ
A 45-year-old female was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her cancer?
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Rubella virus
Herpes virus
Hepatitis B virus
A. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
When an oncologist is teaching about how radiation induces genomic instability, which topic should the oncologist discuss?
Promoting cell death
Facilitating new mutations
Enhancing mitosis
Increasing hypersensitivity
B. Facilitating new mutations
A 65-year-old patient recently diagnosed with cancer retired from construction work. Which cancer is likely to develop secondarily to occupational hazards?
Bladder cancer
Mesothelioma
Bone cancer
Prostate cancer
B. Mesothelioma
A nurse recalls physical activity was shown to definitely reduce the risk of which of the following types of cancer?
Colon
Prostate
Bone
lung
A. Colon
What is the origin of most childhood cancers?
Mesodermal germ layer
Placenta
Environment
Neural tube
A. Mesodermal germ layer
A nurse is preparing to teach the most common malignancy in children. Which malignancy should the nurse discuss?
Wilms tumor
Leukemia
Neuroblastoma
Retinoblastoma
B. Leukemia
Which characterizes an embryonic cancer tumor?
Often seen in adults
Composed of mature, differentiated cells
Commonly occurring
Usually manifested around age 5
D. Usually manifested around age 5
A 25-year-old male develops a tumor of the breast glandular tissue. What type of tumor will be documented on the chart?
Adenocarcinoma
Carcinoma
Sarcoma
Lymphoma
A. Adenocarcinoma
A 52-year-old male with hepatitis C recently developed hepatic cancer. Which of the following markers should be increased?
Prostate-specific antigen
Catecholamines
Homovanillic acid
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
D. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Which genetic change causes alterations in only one or a few nucleotide bases?
Insertions
Point mutations
Deletions
Amplification mutations
B. Point mutations
A water test recently revealed arsenic levels above 200 mcg/L. Which of the following cancers would be most likely to develop in those who consistently drank the water?
Liver
Kidney
Skin
Colon
C. Skin
A 50-year-old female confirms chronic alcohol intake. This practice places the patient at risk for cancer in which organs? (Select all that apply.)
Larynx
Brain
Esophagus
Lung
Breast
liver
A. Larynx
C. Esophagus
E. Breast
F. Liver
When an oncologist is discussing the degree to which an organism’s development is contingent on its environment, which of the following is the oncologist explaining?
Transgenerational inheritance
Epigenetics
Histone modification
Developmental plasticity
D. Developmental plasticity
The nurse explains to a parent that young children diagnosed with Down syndrome are at higher risk for developing:
Leukemia
Retinoblastoma
Nephroblastoma
rhabdomyosarcoma.
A. Leukemia
A 3-year-old female was diagnosed with Wilms tumor. This disease is a tumor of the:
Kidney
Brain
Bone marrow
Liver
A. Kidney
An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses differentiation. Which of the following is the oncologist describing?
Metastasis
Anaplasia
Autonomy
Pleomorphic
B. Anaplasia
A nurse is giving an example of inflammation as an etiology for cancer development. What is the best example the nurse should give?
Hypercholesterolemia and leukemia
Ulcerative colitis and colon cancer
Prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer
Pneumonia and lung cancer
B. Ulcerative colitis and colon cancer
The most common type of tissue cancer occurring between ages 15 and 19 is:
Carcinoma
Sarcoma
Squamous cell
Neuroma
A. Carcinoma
A 40-year-old female developed adenocarcinoma of the vagina. Which prenatal event is the most likely cause of her cancer?
Exposure to radiation
Rb gene mutation
Exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES)
Exposure to solvents
C. Exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES)
A 45-year-old male presents with persistent, severe stomach pain. Testing reveals a peptic ulcer. Further laboratory tests reveal the presence of Helicobacter pylori. Which of the following is of concern for this patient?
Lung cancer
Gastric cancer
Leukemia
Adenocarcinoma of the colon
B. Gastric cancer
A patient asks when adjuvant chemotherapy is used. How should the nurse respond? Adjuvant chemotherapy treatment is used:
as the primary treatment
Before radiation therapy
After surgical removal of the tumor
In cancer with little risk of metastasis
C. After surgical removal of the tumor