WorksheetsCancer
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis
2.
Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a
a)
carcinogen
b)
nicolyte
c)
pathogen
d)
retrovirus
3.
Activities or choices that will affect your health.
a)
lifestyle factors
b)
biogenetics
c)
healthy choices
d)
habits
4.
A mammogram is a
a)
x-ray of breast tissue
b)
a surgery to remove tumors
c)
removal of great tissue
d)
machine that creates images
5.
A diagnostic procedure that involves removing a tissue sample from a patient.
a)
biopsy
b)
lipotripsy
c)
pathogenesis
d)
oncology
6.
The cancer cells are still in the place where they started and have not spread at all.
a)
stage 0
b)
stage 1
c)
stage 2 and 3
d)
stage 4
7.
Taking samples from the body for clues that might indicate certain diseases.
a)
pathology
b)
oncoloy
c)
radiology
d)
genealogy
8.
Metastasis is
a)
the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another.
b)
the growth of tumors in the lungs
c)
cancer of the blood cells
d)
cancer that is found in connective tissues
9.
Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.
a)
chemotherapy
b)
radiation therapy
c)
cancer surgery
d)
mitotic spindling
10.
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.
11.
If someone in your family has had Cancer in the past you have what doctors call a:
a)
Predisposition
b)
Carcinogen
c)
Risk Factor
d)
Chemotherapy
12.
Which type of tumor is being described:
Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread
a)
Malignant
b)
Benign
13.
Which type of tumor is being described below:
Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly
a)
Benign
b)
Malignant
14.
These are examples of:
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation
a)
Treatments for Cancer
b)
Mutations
c)
Examples of Asexual Reproduction
d)
Types of Tumors
15.
Anything that can cause mutations or turn on cancer genes.
Examples: smoking, radiation, chemicals, poor diet
a)
Risk Factors
b)
Mutations
c)
Tumors
d)
Predispositions
16.
Cancer is best and fully described by ...
a)
Uncontrolled cell growth
b)
Cells which grow abnormally and no longer function correctly
c)
Cells which have lost the ability to reproduce
d)
Cells which create abnormal tissues
17.
Which of the following is not a way mutations occur in cellular DNA?
a)
UV radiation
b)
Genetics
c)
DNA repair proteins not working correctly
d)
Extreme cold
18.
How do doctors name what type of cancer someone has?
a)
Where it begins
b)
Where it ends
c)
The area that has the most cancer
d)
The area that has the least cancer
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