Cancer

Fill in the blank: Some cells, instead of leaving the cell cycle to die, divide repeatedly and excessively, forming a clump of cells called a _______.

• tumour

• enzyme

• hormone

• membrane

Which of the following best describes cancer?

• Cancer is a mass of cells with no apparent function in the body.

• Cancer is the uncontrolled division and spread of abnormal cells.

• Cancer is a normal process of cell death.

• Cancer is the formation of healthy tissue.

Cancer is a disease that eventually disrupts the body functions, whereas a tumour is a mass of cells with no apparent function in the body.

• True

• False

In which country are an estimated 171,000 new cases of cancer and 75,300 deaths from cancer expected to occur each year?

• United States

• Canada

• Australia

• United Kingdom

Fill in the blank: About ___ per cent of women and 29 per cent of men, or approximately one out of four Canadians, is expected to die from cancer.

• 24

• 15

• 35

• 42

What is the definition of a Benign tumour?

• Harmful tumours that have the potential to spread through the body

• Tumours that have travelled and grown in other areas

• (Non cancerous) harmless tumours that do not spread

What is the definition of a Malignant tumour?

• Harmful tumours that have the potential to spread through the body

• Tumours that have travelled and grown in other areas

• (Non cancerous) harmless tumours that do not spread

What is the definition of a Metastatic tumour?

• Harmful tumours that have the potential to spread through the body

• Tumours that have travelled and grown in other areas

• (Non cancerous) harmless tumours that do not spread

Which type of cancer commonly affects the breast (in women)?

• Carcinoma

• Sarcoma

• Leukemia

• Lymphoma

Which type of cancer commonly affects the bladder?

• Carcinoma

• Sarcoma

• Leukemia

• Lymphoma