______ multiply and differentiate into plasma cells to produce one of five types of antibodies (immunoglobulins)
B Cells
Red Blood Cells
Neurons
T Cells
_____ is the most common cancer in adult males in the US.
Lung
Prostate
Breast
Colorectal
Sarcomas can occur in which of the following tissues:
Adipose TIssue
All of the Above
Smooth Muscle
Vascular Tissue
Which of the following statements about osteosarcoma is FALSE?
Chemotherapy is the only option for treatment
Limb salvage is possible in 90% of cases
Early symptoms are nonspecific
The lung is the most common site of distant mets
Which of the following are risks for bladder cancer?
All of the answers
Gender
Cigarette Smoking
Age
Which of the following is not a common site of cancer metastases?
Pancreas
Central Nervous System
Bones
Lung
Which of the following lab variances is frequently found in a patient newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma?
Thrombocytopenia
Hyperuremia
Hypokalemia
Hypercalcemia
Which of the following is NOT a site of head and neck cancer?
Salivary Glands
Larynx
Oro/Naso/Hypopharynx
Thymus
Which of the following is the most common presenting symptom of pancreatic cancer?
Fatigue
Pain
Nausea/Vomiting
Ascites
What are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the US?
Pancreatic, Breast, Colorectal, Prostate
Breast, Lung, Colorectal, Prostate
Breast, Prostate, Colorectal, NHL
Pancreatic, Breast, Lung, NHL
All of the following are signs and symptoms of bladder cancer EXCEPT?
Flank, rectal, or pelvic pain
Frequency & Urgency
Hematuria
Constipation
Assessing a newly diagnosed breast cancer patient’s hormonal status (estrogen and progesterone receptors) is important in determining the patient’s:
Need for chemotherapy
Need for aromatase inhibitor or anti-estrogen
Need for radiation
Extent of surgery
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of ovarian cancer?:
Insatiable Hunger
Fatigue & Weakness
Menstrual Irregularities
Vague GI symptoms
Which of the following statements concerning the incidence and etiology of head and neck cancers are correct?
Tobacco is responsible for 90% of oral cancers in men and 60
Head and neck cancers account for approximately 5% of all ca
All of these statements are true.
(HPV) have been strongly implicated as causative in a subset
