Question 1

Which information should the nurse include when teaching about angiogenic factors? In cancer,angiogenic factors stimulate:

Accepted Answer

A)   Release of growth factors
B)   Tumor regression
C)   Apoptosis
D)   New blood vessel growthE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

A patient asks when adjuvant chemotherapy is used.How should the nurse respond? Adjuvant chemotherapy treatment is used:

Accepted Answer

A)   As the primary treatment
B)   Before radiation therapy
C)   After surgical removal of a tumor
D)   In cancer with little risk of metastasisE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a tumor marker.Which of the following could be a possible marker?

Accepted Answer

A)   Red blood cells
B)   Apoptotic cells
C)   Enzymes
D)   NeurotransmittersE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Of the following genetic lesions that cause cancer,which is the most common?

Accepted Answer

A)   Insertions
B)   Deletions
C)   Point mutations
D)   AmplificationE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or squamous cell origin.What is the nurse describing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tumor in differentiation
B)   Dysplastic
C)   Cancer in situ
D)   Cancer beyond (meta)  situE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 6

A 45-year-old male presents with persistent,severe stomach pain.Testing reveals a peptic ulcer.Further laboratory tests reveal the presence of Helicobacter pylori.Which of the following is of concern for this patient?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gastric cancer
B)   Leukemia
C)   Lung cancer
D)   Adenocarcinoma of the colonE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer.Testing reveals that the cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes.A nurse realizes this cancer would be documented as stage:

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus.After 2 months,the virus is still active.Based upon the Epstein-Barr virus,which of the following cancers is most likely to develop in this patient?

Accepted Answer

A)   B cell lymphoma
B)   Kaposi sarcoma
C)   T cell leukemia
D)   T cell lipomaE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses differentiation.Which of the following is the oncologist describing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Autonomy
B)   Anaplasia
C)   Pleomorphic
D)   MetastasisE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

A 25-year-old male develops a tumor of the breast glandular tissue.What type of tumor will be documented on the chart?

Accepted Answer

A)   Carcinoma
B)   Adenocarcinoma
C)   Sarcoma
D)   LymphomaE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

A patient has been researching telomere caps on the Internet.Which statement indicates the patient has a good understanding? Presence of telomere caps gives cancer cells:

Accepted Answer

A)   The ability to divide over and over again
B)   Clonal distinction
C)   Limited mitosis
D)   Mutation abilitiesE) None of the above
F) B) and C) A

Question 12

Which statement indicates the patient has a correct understanding of metastasis? The most common route of metastasis is through the blood vessels and:

Accepted Answer

A)   Lung tissue
B)   Body cavities
C)   Lymphatics
D)   Connective tissuesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which information indicates a nurse understands characteristics of malignant tumors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Grows slowly
B)   Has a well-defined capsule
C)   Has a high mitotic index
D)   Is well-differentiatedE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Brachytherapy is being used to treat cancer in a patient.What type of cancers responds well to brachytherapy? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Heart
B)   Cervix
C)   Head
D)   Neck
E)   LungF) A) and B)
G) B) and D) B,C,D

Question 15

A 52-year-old male with hepatitis C recently developed hepatic cancer.Which of the following markers should be increased?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) 
B)   Catecholamines
C)   Prostate-specific antigen
D)   Homovanillic acidE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer.Which of the following terms best describes this growth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neoplasm
B)   Lipoma
C)   Meningioma
D)   HypertrophyE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following indicates a nurse understands a proto-oncogene? A proto-oncogene is best defined as a(n) _____ gene.

Accepted Answer

A)   Normal
B)   Altered
C)   Inactive
D)   Tumor-suppressorE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

A nurse is giving an example of inflammation as an etiology for cancer development.What is the best example the nurse should give?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pneumonia and lung cancer
B)   Ulcerative colitis and colon cancer
C)   Prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer
D)   Hypercholesteremia and leukemiaE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

A 45-year-old female was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer.She reports a sexual history that includes 43 partners.Which of the following is the most likely cause of her cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Herpes virus
B)   Rubella virus
C)   Human papillomavirus (HPV) 
D)   Hepatitis B virusE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Exam 9: Biology, Clinical Manifestations, and Treatment of Cancer

Which information should the nurse include when teaching about angiogenic factors? In cancer,angiogenic factors stimulate:

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A patient asks when adjuvant chemotherapy is used.How should the nurse respond? Adjuvant chemotherapy treatment is used:

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A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a tumor marker.Which of the following could be a possible marker?

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Of the following genetic lesions that cause cancer,which is the most common?

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A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or squamous cell origin.What is the nurse describing?

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A 45-year-old male presents with persistent,severe stomach pain.Testing reveals a peptic ulcer.Further laboratory tests reveal the presence of Helicobacter pylori.Which of the following is of concern for this patient?

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A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer.Testing reveals that the cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes.A nurse realizes this cancer would be documented as stage:

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A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus.After 2 months,the virus is still active.Based upon the Epstein-Barr virus,which of the following cancers is most likely to develop in this patient?

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An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses differentiation.Which of the following is the oncologist describing?

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A 25-year-old male develops a tumor of the breast glandular tissue.What type of tumor will be documented on the chart?

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A patient has been researching telomere caps on the Internet.Which statement indicates the patient has a good understanding? Presence of telomere caps gives cancer cells:

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Which statement indicates the patient has a correct understanding of metastasis? The most common route of metastasis is through the blood vessels and:

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Which information indicates a nurse understands characteristics of malignant tumors?

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Brachytherapy is being used to treat cancer in a patient.What type of cancers responds well to brachytherapy? (Select all that apply.)

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A 52-year-old male with hepatitis C recently developed hepatic cancer.Which of the following markers should be increased?

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A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer.Which of the following terms best describes this growth?

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A nurse is giving an example of inflammation as an etiology for cancer development.What is the best example the nurse should give?

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A 45-year-old female was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer.She reports a sexual history that includes 43 partners.Which of the following is the most likely cause of her cancer?

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A patient asks when adjuvant chemotherapy is used.How should the nurse respond? Adjuvant chemotherapy treatment is used:

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A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a tumor marker.Which of the following could be a possible marker?

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Of the following genetic lesions that cause cancer,which is the most common?

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A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or squamous cell origin.What is the nurse describing?

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A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer.Testing reveals that the cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes.A nurse realizes this cancer would be documented as stage:

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A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus.After 2 months,the virus is still active.Based upon the Epstein-Barr virus,which of the following cancers is most likely to develop in this patient?

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An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses differentiation.Which of the following is the oncologist describing?

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A 25-year-old male develops a tumor of the breast glandular tissue.What type of tumor will be documented on the chart?

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A patient has been researching telomere caps on the Internet.Which statement indicates the patient has a good understanding? Presence of telomere caps gives cancer cells:

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Which statement indicates the patient has a correct understanding of metastasis? The most common route of metastasis is through the blood vessels and:

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Which information indicates a nurse understands characteristics of malignant tumors?

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Brachytherapy is being used to treat cancer in a patient.What type of cancers responds well to brachytherapy? (Select all that apply.)

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A 52-year-old male with hepatitis C recently developed hepatic cancer.Which of the following markers should be increased?

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A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer.Which of the following terms best describes this growth?

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A nurse is giving an example of inflammation as an etiology for cancer development.What is the best example the nurse should give?

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