Oncology

Question 1

A general term that is used for a group of diseases that affect multiple systems of the body

Answer 1

Cancer

Question 2

Cancer is chiefly associated with

Answer 2

Pain
Suffering
Disfigurement
Death

Question 2

Begins when an abnormal cell is transformed by the genetic mutations of the cellular DNA

Answer 2

Cancer

Question 2

Warning signs of cancer

Answer 2

1. Change in bowel or bladder habits
2. A sore does not heal
3. Unusual bleeding or discharge
4. Thickening or lump in breast or
   elsewhere
5. Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
   (dysphagia)
6. Obvious change in wart or mole
7. Nagging cough or hoarseness

additional:
Unexplained anemia
Sudden weight loss
Pernicious anemia

Question 3

Describes the drugs that help the body produce antibodies

Kills cancer cells after a primary procedure

Answer 3

Adjuvant

Question 4

Referring to tissues that are transplanted from the same species but have distinct genes

Answer 4

Allogeneic

Question 4

Hair loss

Answer 4

Alopecia

Question 5

The ability to grow blood vessels

Answer 5

Angiogenesis

Question 6

A drug that controls or kills cancer cells

Answer 6

Anti-neoplastic

Question 7

Obtaining tissue from the same person

Answer 7

Autologous

Question 8

The use of radioactive materials in the treatment of cancer by placing the radioactive source in direct contact with tissues to be treated

Answer 8

Bracytherapy

Question 9

General ill health and faulty diet

Answer 9

Cachexia

Question 10

The separation of the surgical cut

Answer 10

Dehiscence

Question 11

The degree of malignancy or cell differentiation of the tumor cells

Answer 11

Grading

Question 12

Collect stem cells in the blood

Answer 12

Harvesting

Question 13

Referring to a structure, process, or substance in a sheath

Answer 13

Intrathecal

Question 14

A process by which blood is withdrawn from a vein, WBCs are selectively removed, and the remaining blood is recycled back into the donnor

Answer 14

Leukapheresis

Question 15

Presence of cancerous cells

Answer 15

Malignant

Question 16

Cancer cells spread to the other parts of the body

Answer 16

Metastasis

Question 17

Complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed

Answer 17

Mucositis

Question 18

The halting of making blood cells and platelets in the bone marrow

Answer 18

Myelosuppression

Question 19

Person’s RBC, WBC, and platelets are at lowest during chemotherapy

Answer 19

Nadir

Question 20

Any treatment that is given for cancer before the main treatment

Answer 20

Neoadjuvant

Question 21

Any abnormal growth of new tissue that may be harmless or cancerous

Answer 21

Neoplasm

Question 22

A gene that may possibly cause cancer to grow

Answer 22

Oncogene

Question 23

A special care that focuses on providing patient relieve from pain or other symptoms of a serious illness

Answer 23

Palliation

Question 24

A treatment for cancer by using x-rays or gamma rays

Answer 24

Radiotherapy

Question 25

Describes the extent or spread of the tumor within the body from the site of origin

Answer 25

Staging

Question 26

A substance in the body that is linked to a cancer

Answer 26

Tumor markers

Question 27

Acting to inhibit cell proliferation

Answer 27

Tumor Suppressor Gene

Question 28

Medications that can cause blistering and can lead to tissue necrosis

Answer 28

Vesicant