Cell Biology and Cancer

Which president signed the National Cancer Act of 1971 and declared " war on cancer"?

• Clinton

• Jefferson

• Nixon

• Reagan

The main contributing factor for most cases of uncontrolled cell division that occurs in human cancers is:

• Mutation of genes

• Replication of genes

• Transcription of genes

• Translation of genes

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A chronic cough, blood tinged sputum, and dyspnea are symptoms of which cancer?

• Lung

• Breast

• Skin

• Leukemia

What disease may be the result of genetic changes over a long periods of time?

• Hemophilia

• Cancer

• Hepatitis

• Lupus

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Cancer is the breakdown of what normal body process?

• Internal respiration

• External respiration

• Cell division

• Cellular respiration

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Any substance that causes cancer by either damaging genes or disrupting metabolic processes is called a:

• Halogen

• Pathogen

• Carcinogen

• Mutagen

The origin of most malignant tumors are:

• clonal

• monoclonal

• multiclonal

• polyclonal

During which phase of tumor development is the mass considered malignant?

• Dysplasia

• Hyperplasia

• In situ

• Invasive

The number of people alive at some point after they have been diagnosed with cancer refers to :

• Survival rate

• Mortality rate

• Incidence rate

• Occurrence rate

A mass of cancerous cells that originates in the epithelial layer of skin or within the lining of internal organs is known as a/an:

• Carcinogen

• Carcinoma

• Carcinoid

• Melanoma