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Questão 1
Questão
A 63 year old woman develops breast cancer. Which of the following is the most likely manner in which the cancer will become noticeable
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she is anemic
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she develops an opportunistic infection
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she develops a cough with bloody sputum production
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she has pain with breathing
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she feels a lump during her monthly breast self-examination
Questão 2
Questão
Which of the following has NOT been implicated in causing cancer
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exposure to high-voltage power lines
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viral carcinogens, such as HPV
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exposure to ultraviolet radiation (sunlight)
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chemicals in foods, such as aflatoxin
Questão 3
Questão
Which of the following is not an example of physiologic hyperplasia?
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Breast development in adolescent females
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Breast enlargement in males
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A well-conditioned athlete’s enlarged heart
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Uterine size increase during pregnancy
Questão 4
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The first step a cell must undergo to acquire autonomous growth potential is called:
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Progression
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Transformation
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Alteration
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Initiation
Questão 5
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Specialized copies of DNA that code for growth factors contributory to neoplasia are called:
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Mutations
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Promoters
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Tumor suppressor genes
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Oncogenes
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Initiators
Questão 6
Questão
Chemotherapy is generally most effective with tumors composed fo rapidly dividing cells.
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- True
- False
Questão 7
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The most aggressive growths will appear this way under microscopic examination
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poorly differentiated
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well differentiated
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low grade
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atypical
Questão 8
Questão
Examples of chemical carcinogens include all of the following except:
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cigarette smoke
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vinyl chloride
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ultraviolet radiation
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human papillomavirus
Questão 9
Questão
The most common cancer in women is _a. __________ cancer, but more women die of _b._______________ cancer.
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a. lung b. breast
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a. breast b. lungs
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a. cervix b. breast
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a. lungs. b. cervix
Questão 10
Questão
An agent that causes cancer is
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carcinogen
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initiator
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transformer
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oncogene
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promoter
Questão 11
Questão
A 53 year old woman undergoes a breast biopsy. The pathology report states that some of the breast ducts demonstrate epithelial hyperplasia. Based on your understanding of hyperplasia, what do you think is the most appropriate advice to give this woman?
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She should have mammograms at more frequent intervals.
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She should return in 1-2 years for her regular screening mammogram
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She should undergo brain imaging because she might have a pituitary adenoma.
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She should have a pregnancy test.
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She should have a mastectomy to remove all premalignant tissue.
Questão 12
Questão
A neoplasm that will likely not kill the individual that harbors it
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Benign
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malignant
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invasion
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in situ
Questão 13
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A neoplasm that has the potential to spread widely and cause death
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malignant
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in situ
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benign
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invasion
Questão 14
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The direct extension of neoplastic cells into surrounding tissue without regard to tissue boundaries
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benign
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malignant
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in situ
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invasion
Questão 15
Questão
Metaplasia is the replacement of one tissue type by another
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- True
- False
Questão 16
Questão
Which of the following contribute to accurate staging of a cancer
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A. Knowing the size of the tumor and the extent to which it has invaded local tissues
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B. Knowing whether there are metastases to regional lymph nodes
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Knowing whether there are metastases to distant organs.
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Knowing the size of distant organ metastases.
Questão 17
Questão
Which of the following names suggests a benign neoplasm when, in fact, it is malignant?
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lymphoma
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chondroma
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fibrosarcoma
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papilloma
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lipoma
Questão 18
Questão
In the context of neoplasia, “stage” refers to:
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The size of the tumor.
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The amount of functional disability the tumor has caused.
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The degree of atypia of malignant cells.
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The extent of spread of a cancer through the body.
Questão 19
Questão
Carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm of mesenchymal tissues
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- True
- False
Questão 20
Questão
Hormonal therapy plays a significant role in the regression of breast and prostate cancer.
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- True
- False
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