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Cancer Quiz
Period 3
What is Cancer? (definitions)
● 1) What does metastasis mean?
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b)
c)
d)
The tumor stays in one place
It is a type of cancer
Spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body
A group/clump of cancer cells
What is Cancer? (definitions)
● 2) What is the difference between malignant
and benign tumors?
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a) They are both the same
b) Benign tumors will not invade other tissues while
malignant tumors can
c) Benign tumors will invade other tissues while
malignant tumors cannot
d) None of the above
What is Cancer? (definitions)
● 3) What is cancer? (choose all that apply)
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b)
c)
d)
Uncontrolled cell growth
A virus
A group of over 100 diseases
A disease of the cell cycle
What causes cancer?
● 4) What type of cancer of smoking cause?
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b)
c)
d)
Leukemia
Breast cancer
Lung cancer
Skin cancer
What causes cancer?
● 5) Which of the following can give you
cancer?
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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Smoking
Sun exposure
Excessive drinking
All of the above
What causes cancer?
● 6) Which precautions should you take with
someone who has cancer?
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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Do not drink from the same water bottle
Do not get coughed on
Do not breath around them
None of the above (cancer is not contagious)
How do we find/diagnose cancer?
● 7) What are some ways for a doctor to know
if you have cancer?
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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Guessing
X-Rays
Physical therapy
Blood tests
How do we find/diagnose cancer?
● 8) What type of doctor would you see in
order to diagnose your cancer? (which
doctor studies cancer as his/her main job?)
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Pediatrician
Oncologist
Surgeon
Gynecologist
How do we find/diagnose cancer?
● 9) Which is not a symptom of cancer?
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Presence of a tumor
Fatigue
Pain
Hair loss
How do we treat cancer?
● 10) What is the most extreme treatment of
cancer?
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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surgery
chemotherapy
radiation
bandages
How do we treat cancer?
● 11) What is the latest treatment for the most
extreme cases of leukemia/cancer?
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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Radiation
Therapy
Allergy pills
An inactive HIV virus + trained T-Cells
How do we treat cancer?
● 12) Which of the following will not work as a
treatment for cancer.
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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Chemotherapy
Surgery
Peptobismol
Radiation
Short Response
13) Explain how an inactive HIV virus may be
used to treat cancer in the future. Think about
the four step process we reviewed in class.
Write your answer in paragraph form (complete
sentences). You may use drawings only to
supplement your response (a drawing alone will
not receive full credit).