Exam 1 - Ch. 13

Question 1

In cancer development, Infiltrating immune cells cause

Answer 1

chronic inflammation, creating a permissive tumor-progressing environment

Question 2

Conditions that ↑ susceptibility to cancer include

Answer 2

Prenatal and early life exposure
Parental exposures before conception
Nutrition and DES exposure
Gene and environment interactions

Question 3

Developmental plasticity

Answer 3

Degree to which development is

contingent on its environment

Question 4

Reducing cancer risk must start early in life by

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Avoid sun exposure during peak hours, cover the skin, increase physical exercise, and avoid high-risk sexual practices.

Question 5

Cigarette smoking

Answer 5

is carcinogenic and the most important risk factor

for cancer

Question 6

Secondhand smoke

Answer 6

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) ↑ the risk for lung cancer

Question 7

Nutrigenomics

Answer 7

the study of nutrition on the phenotypic

variability of individuals, based on genomic differences

Question 8

Xenobiotic chemicals

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Toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic chemicals in food

Question 9

Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs)

Answer 9

Enzyme housekeepers that metabolize environmental carcinogens and reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Question 10

After a cancer diagnosis, physical activity..

Answer 10

is associated with improved cancer-specific and overall survival with early-stage breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers

Question 11

Air pollution

Answer 11

Is linked to lung cancer
Outdoor
Indoor considered worse than outdoor

Question 12

Radiations that can cause cancer

Answer 12

Ionizing
Ultraviolet
Electromagnetic

Question 13

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chronic inflammation, creating a permissive tumor-progressing environment

Answer 13

In cancer development, Infiltrating immune cells cause

Question 14

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Prenatal and early life exposure
Parental exposures before conception
Nutrition and DES exposure
Gene and environment interactions

Answer 14

Conditions that ↑ susceptibility to cancer include

Question 15

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Degree to which development is

contingent on its environment

Answer 15

Developmental plasticity

Question 16

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Avoid sun exposure during peak hours, cover the skin, increase physical exercise, and avoid high-risk sexual practices.

Answer 16

Reducing cancer risk must start early in life by

Question 17

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is carcinogenic and the most important risk factor

for cancer

Answer 17

Cigarette smoking

Question 18

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Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) ↑ the risk for lung cancer

Answer 18

Secondhand smoke

Question 19

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the study of nutrition on the phenotypic

variability of individuals, based on genomic differences

Answer 19

Nutrigenomics

Question 20

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Toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic chemicals in food

Answer 20

Xenobiotic chemicals

Question 21

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Enzyme housekeepers that metabolize environmental carcinogens and reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Answer 21

Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs)

Question 22

Ch. 13 Reverse

is associated with improved cancer-specific and overall survival with early-stage breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers

Answer 22

After a cancer diagnosis, physical activity..

Question 23

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Is linked to lung cancer
Outdoor
Indoor considered worse than outdoor

Answer 23

Air pollution

Question 24

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Ionizing
Ultraviolet
Electromagnetic

Answer 24

Radiations that can cause cancer