1- When the immune system fails to stop the growth of malignant cells, clinical cancer develops

A- True
B- False

2- About ten million people worldwide develop cancer each year and there are more than six
million people recover from the disease
A- True
B- False

3- According to the NCL, more than 80 percent of cancers can be attributed to

A- Environmental factors
B- Genetic factors
C- Unkown factors
D- A and b

4- Which of the following is a controllable risk factor

A- Obestiy
B- Tobacco use
C- Pollution
D- All of them

5- Which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor

A- Hormonal factors
B- Raditation exposure
C- Radiation therapy
D- All of them

6- ……………. Is growth and spread of the abnormal cells which continue to reproduce until they
form a mass of tissue known as cancer.
A- Benign tumor
B- Malignant tumor
C- A and b
D- None of the above

7- Malignant tumor is a normal cell similar to parent cell

A- True
B- False

8- Which of the following are steps that reduce the risk of cancer
A- Maintain ideal body weight
B- Increase consumption of red meat
C- Decrease fruits and vegetables
D- All of the above

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 9- ACS recommendations for breast cancer check up: do breast self examination starting at the age
of 20
A- Weekly
B- Monthly
C- Every 2 years
D- Yearly

10- ACS recommendations for colon and rectal cancer: you should do stool occult blood test
yearly……..
A- Starting at age 40
B- From age 30 to 40
C- After age 50
D- Starting at age 20

11- Treatment of cancer depends on:

A- Type of cancer
B- Location of tumor
C- Extent of the disease
D- All of the above

12- ………… is the use of high dose x-rays to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors
A- Surgery
B- Radiation therapy
C- Chemotherapy
D- Biological therapy

13- Instruct the patient on external radiation therapy to:

A- Washing the marked skin with soap
B- Avoid scrub treated area
C- Using deodrant at the site during the treatment period
D- All of the above

14- Internal radiation poses no risk to other people for raduation exposure, even with intimate
physical contact
A- True
B- Flase

15- Cytotoxic drugs are given for a period of few months followed by rest of few days
A- True
B- False

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 16- When cancer occurs ?
A- Cells keep dividing when new cells are not needed
B- When cell not dividing
C- Cells keep dividing when new cells are needed
D- A, b

17- Suggests that cancer developed as a result of genetic alteration

A- Failure of immune response
B- Celluar transformation amd derangement theory
C- A. B
D- None

18- According to the immune theory, who are the people at risk of cancer?
A- HIV patient
B- Patients who have organ transplant
C- Patient who has open heart surgery
D- A, b

19- Cancer is a chronic disease?

A- True
B- Flase

20- According the the NCL, less than 80% of the cancers can be contributed to environmental
factors?
A- True
B- False

21- Cancer is a preventable disease in percent of:

A- 20%
B- 60%
C- 10%
D- 80%

22- Passive smoking is considered a risk factor for cancer

A- True
B- False

23- Type of tumour is similar in substance to the tissue?

A- Benign tumor
B- Malignant tumor
C- A, b
D- None

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 24- The type of tumor has poor cell differentiation?
a. Malignant
b. Benign tumor
c. A,b
d. d.none

25- Type of tumor has metastasis frequently?

A- Benign tumor
B- Malignant
C- A, b
D- None

26- Breast self examination startling at ?

A- 18
B- 40
C- 20
D- 30

27- Clinical breast examination every ?

a. 6 years
b. 3 years
c. 5 years
d.2 years

28- Digital rectal exam yearly starting at age ?

a. 20
b. 30
c. 50
d. 40

29- Stool blood test yearly after age ?

A- 30
B- 60
C- 50
D- 40

30- Flexible sigmoidoscapy every …….after age 50

A- 3-5 years
B- 2-5 years
C- 10-15 years
D- 5-10 years

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 31- Abnormal cell growth doesn’t have the potential to spread to the other parts of the body
A- True
B- Flase

32- The clinical cancer develops when ?

a. The immune system succeeded in indentifing malignant cells
b. The immune system can destroy abnormal cells
c. The immune system failed to stop the growth of malignant cells
d.none

33- Tumor can be classified into ?

a. 4 types of tumor
b. 2 types of tumor
c. Benign and malignant tumor
d.b,c

34- Simple new growth which is similar to substance in the tissue ?

a. Benign tumor
b. Metastasis
c. Malignant
d. The frequent recurrent tumor

35- All of the following is from the characteristics of benign tumor except?
a.has slight vascularity
b. Slow rate of growth
c. Metastasis
d.Well differentiated

36- Which of the following is from the uncontrolled risk factor of cancer?
a. Tobacco use
b. Pollution
c.radiation exposure
d.Heredity

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 37- Staging cancer evacuates......
a. Amount of cell differentiation
b.size of tumour
c. Extend of disease
d.b,c

38- The numeric CAVTION related to .....

a. Risk factors of cancer
b.steps to reduce cancer
c.a,b
d. Warning signs of cancer

39- Surgery can be applied to diagnose the cancer ?

a.true
b .false

40- Allow the physician to look into the body through a thin lightened tube ?
a. stethoscope
b. thermometer
c. Endoscope
d. Scissor

41- examines the tissue under microscope?

a. A nurse
b. A physical therapist
c. A physician
d. A pathologist

42- The modality that used for treatment of cancer depends on the following?
a. Location and size of tumor
b. Form of tumour
c.type of tumour
d extent of disease

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Answers
1- A
2- B
3- A
4- D
5- C
6- B
7- B
8- A
9- B
10- C
11- D
12- B
13- B
14- B
15- B
16- A
17- B
18- D
19- B
20- B
21- D
22- A
23- A
24- A
25- B
26- C
27- B
28- D
29- C
30- A
31- B
32- C
33- C
34- A
35- C
36- D
37- D
38- D
39- A
40- C
41- D
42- B

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