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Question 21

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A type of screening test for breast cancer which uses a computer and scanning devices to create three-dimensional images of lesions seen on a mammogram so that a needle can be inserted accurately into the lesion is called a

A) digital mammogram
B) computer-aided detection
C) stereotactic-guided biopsy
D) ductal lavage
E) magnetic resonance imaging

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Question 22

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Of the following words, which one means any abnormal swelling?

A) Sarcoid
B) Tumor
C) Neoplasm
D) Benign
E) Cancer

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Question 23

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Hodgkin disease is a cancer involving the

Which of the following words is derived from the Latin meaning crab?

A DRE is used to detect

Examination with an endoscope occurs in

A word which means extremely toxic or pathogenic and is derived from the Latin meaning poisonous is

Stereotactic radiosurgery uses a(n) _________________ to deliver a single high dose of radiation.

Obesity is said to be linked to about 10% of breast and colorectal cancers and up to 40% of kidney, esophageal, and endometrial cancers. Which of the following statements best describes the treatment of cancer in obese patients?

An oncogene called HER-2 causes many cases of breast and ovarian cancer. The drug Herceptin is an antibody that targets the HER-2 receptors on the cancer cells, cutting off the chemical signals that the cell needs to keep proliferating. It also marks the abnormal cells for destruction by the immune system. Which of the following statements best describes cancer caused by this oncogene?

The root/combining form in the word angiogenesis means

Which of the following terms means introducing normal genes into cells to replace abnormal genes?

Which of the following terms means pertaining to the use of a light-sensitive drug with a laser beam to destroy cells?

Which of the following words means pertaining to a malignant neoplasm?

Which of the following suffixes means tumor?

Which of the following words has a suffix meaning to examine?

Men over the age of ___________ should have an annual exam for ____________ cancer.

Cervical cancer, stomach cancer, and squamous cell skin cancer are examples of carcinomas originating from which cells?

The word progenitor means

Which of the following words containing a prefix, root, and suffix means cancer arising from cells lining the pleural cavity?