Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

In this type of diagnostic imaging the patient is NOT exposed to radiation

• MRI

• CT scan

• X-ray

• bone scan

Which diagnostic imaging tool would be the best for diagnosing cancer of the brain or spinal cord?

• CT scan

• bone scan

• MRI

• X-ray

A bone scan is used to measure

• the density of bone

• the activity of oncogenes in bone

• how tall a person will grow

• metabolic activity of bone cells

A healthy female with no family history of cancer should have her 1st _______ at age 40.

• mammogram

• Pap smear

• pelvis exam

• colonoscopy

The American Cancer Society recommends healthy adults have their first colonoscopy at age

• 45

• 35

• 60

• 25

A Pap test is a screening for ________ cancer.

• cervical

• ovarian

• prostate

• colon

The American Cancer Society recommends that women begin testing for cervical cancer at age ______.

• 21

• 35

• 40

• 50

In the American Academy of Dermatology's ABCDE guide to skin cancer, the B stands for

• border irregularity

• black color

• bigger than an inch

• bleeding

Which characteristic of suspected cancer tissue would be MOST helpful in making a cancer diagnosis?

• the size of the suspected cancer cells have variations in nuclear size and shape

• the cells stain a purple color

• the size of the sample is large and has many visible cells

• the cells with visible chromosomes are diploid

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cancer cells when grown in vitro

• multi-nucleated

• contact inhibition

• aneuploidy

• cells with very large nuclei