MOD: 3 LESSON 7: What are leukemia and plasma cell neoplasms?

Question 1

What is leukemia?

Answer 1

cancer of the blood-forming tissues

Question 2

What are the two primary types of leukemia and their four main subdivisions?

Answer 2

acute leukemia:
acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL)

chronic leukemia:
chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and chronic myelogenous (nonlymphocytic) leukemia (CML)

Question 3

True / False - Leukemia strikes more adults than children.

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

True / False Acute leukemia occurs approximately 7 times more frequently than chronic leukemia.

Answer 4

FALSE

Question 5

True / False Certain human retroviruses, such as human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV), have been linked to certain types of cancer.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

True / False The risks of developing leukemia are unaffected by family history of leukemia.

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

True / False The increased incidence of leukemia in atomic bomb survivors and patients undergoing extensive radiation therapy indicates that exposure to radiation increases the risks of developing leukemia.

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

Name three common symptoms of leukemia that result from its effect on hematopoietic maturation.

Answer 8

anemia;
leukopenia;
thrombocytopenia

Question 9

What three treatment modalities are commonly used for leukemia?

Answer 9

chemotherapy;
radiation therapy;
bone marrow transplantation