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