WorksheetsCancer
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is cancer?
a)
The heart does not receive enough blood.
b)
Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
c)
Blood filled weak spot.
d)
Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
2.
What does it mean for a tumor to metastasize?
a)
mass
b)
spread
c)
to get better
d)
to repair cells
3.
A mole that changes in size, shape or color means:
a)
oral cancer.
b)
mouth cancer.
c)
skin cancer.
d)
prostate or ovarian cancer.
4.
Which of the following would be a way to protect yourself from skin cancer?
a)
Use sunscreen and reapply as directed to protect the skin.
b)
Only tan in a tanning bed - they are safer.
c)
Use baby oil to keep your skin soft and moist.
d)
Use vaseline after tanning to seal in moisture.
5.
What is a biopsy?
a)
It is the removal of a cancerous organ.
b)
It is the removal of a cancerous mole.
c)
It is the removal of the lining of the uterus.
d)
It is the removal of a small piece of tissue to check for cancer.
6.
What cancer treatment involves stimulating the body's immune system to attack cancer cells?
a)
Immunotherapy
b)
Surgery
c)
Radiation Therapy
d)
Chemotherapy
7.
Which of the following is NOT a way to prevent cancer?
a)
Avoid smoking
b)
Avoid alcohol
c)
Avoid exercise
d)
Avoid carcinogens
8.
What type of disease is cancer?
a)
Infectious Disesase
b)
Communicable Disease
c)
Noncommunicable Disease
d)
Sexually Transmitted Disease
9.
Cancer cells typically form a mass of tissue called a:
a)
biopsy.
b)
carcinogen.
c)
tumor.
d)
allergy.
10.
Which of the following is one of the seven warning signs of cancer?
a)
A sore that heals
b)
Warts
c)
Coughing while sick
d)
Change in bathroom habits
11.
What is the most common type of cancer in MEN?
a)
lung cancer
b)
prostate cancer
c)
testicular cancer
d)
rectal cancer
12.
What is the most common type of cancer in WOMEN?
a)
Lung cancer
b)
Breast cancer
c)
Ovarian cancer
d)
Cervical cancer
13.
What is is called when a tumor proves to be NON cancerous?
a)
malignant
b)
benign
c)
oncogene
d)
byogene
14.
The removal of a malignant tumor is called:
a)
radiation therapy.
b)
chemotherapy.
c)
surgery.
d)
immunotherapy.
15.
CAUTION is the warning signs for:
a)
all sexually transmitted diseases.
b)
heart disease.
c)
cancer.
d)
diabetes.
16.
HPV can cause what type of cancer?
a)
Liver cancer
b)
Kaposi's sarcoma
c)
Breast cancer
d)
Cervical cancer
17.
Which type of cancer occurs in the connective tissue, bone, and muscle?
a)
Leukemias
b)
Carcinomas
c)
Sarcomas
d)
Lymphomas
18.
A cancer causing agent is best known as a(n)_______.
a)
carcinogen
b)
mutation
c)
inheritance
d)
metastasis
19.
Cancer harms the body by?
a)
triggering asthma attacks
b)
killing normal cells
c)
causing a buildup of glucose in the cells
d)
accumulating plaque on artery walls
20.
TRUE/FALSE: During remission, the cancer is gone.
a)
True
b)
False
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