Question 1

A leukoblast is a(n)

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A)  mature cell.
B)  red blood cell.
C)  immature cell.
D)  benign tumor.

Question 2

A carcinoma in situ is usually first found in a state of metastasis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cryosurgery can be used to destroy malignant tissue.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

CA is the abbreviation for cancer.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An example of a carcinogen is

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A)  tobacco.
B)  wheat.
C)  vitamins.
D)  toothpaste.

Question 6

Leukemia originates in stem cells.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A protocol is a

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A)  preventive measure.
B)  course of treatment.
C)  test.
D)  tumor.

Question 8

Benign tumors

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A)  spread uncontrollably.
B)  are malignant.
C)  are usually fatal.
D)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 9

Select the combining form that best matches the definition radiation.

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A)  blast(o) 
B)  onc(o) 
C)  radi(o) 
D)  muta

Question 10

During metastasis,cells spread uncontrollably throughout the body.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

HCG is usually present in the blood of patients with ovarian cancer.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Select the combining form that best matches the definition cancer.

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A)  carcin(o) 
B)  blast(o) 
C)  onc(o) 
D)  -plastic

Question 13

Select the combining form that best matches the definition formative.

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A)  blast(o) 
B)  -plastic
C)  muta
D)  onc(o)

Question 14

Cells normally die off in a process called apoptosis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A malignant tumor is usually not encapsulated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A glioma and a glioblastoma both originate in neurological tissue.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Patients with AIDS are at high risk for

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A)  Kaposi's sarcoma.
B)  melanomas.
C)  breast cancer.
D)  prostate cancer.

Question 18

Cancer that is found in many family members is usually benign.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A colonoscopy should be given once a year for detecting prostate cancer.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A medullary tumor is large and fleshy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: Terms in Oncology Cancer and Its Causes

Benign tumors

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Select the combining form that best matches the definition cancer.

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A glioma and a glioblastoma both originate in neurological tissue.

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A malignant tumor is usually not encapsulated.

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During metastasis,cells spread uncontrollably throughout the body.

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Select the combining form that best matches the definition formative.

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Cryosurgery can be used to destroy malignant tissue.

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A colonoscopy should be given once a year for detecting prostate cancer.

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A protocol is a

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Cells normally die off in a process called apoptosis.

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HCG is usually present in the blood of patients with ovarian cancer.

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Patients with AIDS are at high risk for

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An example of a carcinogen is

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A carcinoma in situ is usually first found in a state of metastasis.

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Select the combining form that best matches the definition radiation.

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A leukoblast is a(n)

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A medullary tumor is large and fleshy.

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CA is the abbreviation for cancer.

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Leukemia originates in stem cells.

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Cancer that is found in many family members is usually benign.

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