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Cancer Quiz
Period 4
What is Cancer? (definitions)
● 1) What is metastasis?
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a) Damage or change in the genetic material
b) A cure for cancer
c) The spread of cancer cells to other parts of the
body
d) None of the above
What is Cancer? (definitions)
● 2) What is a benign tumor?
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b)
c)
d)
A tumor that will invade other tissues
A tumor that will not invade other tissues
A large tumor
A small tumor
What is Cancer? (definitions)
● 3) What is a malignant tumor?
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a)
b)
c)
d)
A tumor that will invade other tissues
A tumor that will not invade other tissues
A large tumor
A small tumor
What causes cancer?
● 4) What is most likely to increase the
chance of cancer?
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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Exercise
Smoking/drinking
Eating salad
None of the above
What causes cancer?
● 5) What happens to the cell that causes
cancer?
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o b)
o c)
o d)
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DNA mutation
Damage to the cell membrane
Slowing of cell division
All of the above
What causes cancer?
● 6) What is true about cancer and ebola?
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Both are contagious
Both are diseases caused by viruses
Both go away without treatment
None of the above
How do we find/diagnose cancer?
● 7) How does a doctor diagnose cancer?
(choose all that apply)
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o b)
o c)
o d)
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Blood work
X-rays
Radiation
Benign tumors
How do we find/diagnose cancer?
● 8) What type of doctor diagnoses cancer?
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Pediatrician
Dermatologist
Neurosurgeon
Oncologist
How do we find/diagnose cancer?
● 9) Which is not a symptom of cancer?
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Hair loss
Fever
Weight loss
Pain
How do we treat cancer?
● 10) What are three ways cancer can be
treated? (choose three)
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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Radiation
Chemotherapy
Surgery
DNA mutation
How do we treat cancer?
● 11) What is one side effect of
chemotherapy?
a)
o b)
o c)
o d)
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Gain in muscle mass
Hair loss
Blindness
AIDS
How do we treat cancer?
● 12) What treatment kills cancer that spreads
to many different places throughout the
body?
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Radiation
Surgery
Chemotherapy
AIDS
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).