Exam 5

Question 1

The seven warning signs of cancer:

Answer 1

Change in bowel or bladder habits
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge from any body orifice
Thickening or a lump in the breast or elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing
Obvious change in a wart or mole
Nagging cough or hoarseness

Question 2

To be diagnosed with MS, the patient must have…

Answer 2

(1) evidence of at least 2 inflammatory demyelinating lesions in at least 2 different locations within the CNS, (2) damage or an attack occurring at different times (usually 1 month or more apart), and (3) all other possible diagnoses ruled out.

If evidence exists for only 1 lesion, or only 1 clinical attack has occurred, the HCP will monitor the patient for another attack or for an attack at a different site in the CNS.

Question 3

Factors that affect breast cancer prognosis

Answer 3

Tumor size
Axillary node involvement
Tumor differentiation
Estrogen and progesterone receptor status
Human epidermal growth factor receptors 2 (HER-2) status
—-Protein that helps regulate cell growth