WorksheetsCancer
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
2.
Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a
a)
carcinogen
b)
nicolyte
c)
pathogen
d)
retrovirus
3.
A diagnostic procedure that involves removing a tissue sample from a patient.
a)
biopsy
b)
lipotripsy
c)
pathogenesis
d)
oncology
4.
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
5.
Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.
a)
chemotherapy
b)
radiation therapy
c)
cancer surgery
d)
mitotic spindling
6.
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.
7.
What is is called when a tumor proves to be NON cancerous?
a)
malignant
b)
benign
c)
oncogene
d)
byogene
8.
Something that increases the chance of developing a disease.
a)
morbidity
b)
palliative treatment
c)
lifetime risk
d)
risk factor
9.
Doctor who specializes in treating cancer.
a)
Oncologist
b)
Epidemiologist
c)
Dermatologist
d)
Neurologist
10.
Term for a group of more than 100 diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control.
a)
biopsy
b)
epiodemiology
c)
cancer
d)
mortality
11.
Activities or choices that will affect your health.
a)
lifestyle factors
b)
biogenetics
c)
healthy choices
d)
habits
12.
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.
13.
If cancerous cells travel throughout your body, the cells have gone through a process known as:
a)
Metastisize
b)
Migration
c)
Flowing
d)
Locomotion
14.
Which of the following would NOT be considered a carcinogen?
a)
healthy fruits & vegetables
b)
tobacco smoke
c)
X-rays
d)
UV rays
15.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of a cancer cell?
a)
bigger nucleus
b)
lack contact inhibition
c)
always stay in the same place in the body & doesn't invade
d)
have unusual numbers of chromosomes
16.
treatment that removes cancer cells from the body
a)
Surgery
b)
Chemotherapy
c)
Radiation
17.
the use of powerful medicines to destroy cancer cells
a)
Surgery
b)
Chemotherapy
c)
Radiation
18.
a treatment that uses x-rays to kill cancer cells
a)
Surgery
b)
Chemotherapy
c)
Radiation
19.
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
(a)
20.
a period during which cancer signs and symptoms disappear
(a)
100 %
