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