MI Unit 3 Exam - 2020

Routine cancer screenings can prevent certain types of cancer or can increase the chance that cancer is detected at an early stage when treatment is more effective.

• True

• False

Viruses insert their DNA or RNA into a host cell, causing the host cell's genes to mutate which can sometimes cause the cell to become cancerous.

• True

• False

BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes active in breast cancer cells tht act as proto-oncogenes that may mutate in some people and act as oncogenes that may cause cancer.

• True

• False

Environmental risk factors are toxins found in your surrounding environment that increase your cancer risk, such as radon and asbestos.

• True

• False

Skin cancer is the least common type of cancer in the U.S.

• True

• False

The job of an occupational therapist is to build muscle strength and motor skills.

• True

• False

Cancer is said to have metastasized when it penetrates the blood vessels and travels to the bloodstream to cancer free tissues.

• True

• False

Life-style changes are the easiest an cheapest way to keep healthy and reduce cancer risk.

• True

• False

A physical therapist helps a person relearn the activities of daily living.

• True

• False

Cancer that is a combination of genetic and non-genetic factors is called

• hereditary cancer

• sporadic cancer

• familial cancer