1.

Which type of cancers form in bone and soft tissues, including muscle, fat,
blood vessels, lymph vessels, and fibrous tissue (such as tendons and
ligaments).
a. leukemia
b. sarcoma
c. lymphoma
d. carcinoma
Answer: B
2. How many estimated breast cancer deaths were there in the U.S. in 2016?
a. 40,450
b. 158,080
c. 26,120
d. 49, 190
Answer: A
3. In spite of increased publicity and reduced incidence of breast cancer, ______
have not been proven to prevent cancer (Gotzsche, 2013).
a. breast cancer gene tests
b. breast self-examinations
c. mammograms
d. all of these
Answer: B
3. What gives people the best possible chance of survival?
a. chemotherapy
b. cancer screenings
c. healthy lifestyle choices
d. early diagnosis
Answer: D
4. Which cancer treatment uses cell killing (cytotoxic) drugs?
a. biological therapy
 b. chemotherapy
c. radiotherapy
d. total body irradiation
Answer: B
5. It has been suggested that differences in coping with cancer occur between
people with different ______ (Nissen, 2016; Jimenez, 2016).
a. levels of income
b. levels of social support
c. attachment styles
d. attention styles
Answer: C
6. ______ studies of patient experience provide an essential perspective
complementing the more traditional approach of research.
a. Cross-sectional
b. Qualitative
c. Quantitative
d. Longitudinal
Answer: B
7. Miovic and Block (2007) reviewed evidence that around 50% of adult patients
with advanced cancer met the criteria for a psychiatric disorder. What did they
find was the most common psychiatric disorder?
a. schizophrenia
b. adjustment disorders
c. bipolar depression
d. anxiety
Answer: B
8. Stanton, Rowland and Ganz (2015) describe survivorship after medical
treatment in three phases. What is the second phase?
a. early survivorship
b. first entry
 c. reentry
d. long-term survivorship
Answer: A
9. Among cancer populations, reported prevalence rates of perceived
posttraumatic growth range from ______.
a. 5% to 10%
b. 15% to 33%
c. 47% to 51%
d. 53% to 90%
Answer: D
10. Soyluet al. (2015) found that ______ scores were significantly higher for the
primary caregivers of inpatients with terminal stage of cancer than primary
caregivers of inpatients with advanced stage of cancer.
a. loneliness and depression
b. depression and anxiety
c. loneliness and anxiety
d. depression and loneliness
Answer: C