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WorksheetsCancer
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Cancer is __________.
an abnormally large reproduction of cell
a lack of cells reproducing
an abnormally large amount of cells migrating
a lack of cells migrating
Cancer patients have been found as far back as Egyptian times.
True
False
Why did Hippocrates use the word "karkinos" to describe cancer tumors?
The tumors looked like spots when they surgically removed them
The tumors looked like the ocean waves
The tumors looked like a constellation of starts inside the body
The tumors looked like crabs when they surgically removed them
Celsus translated the Greek "karkinos" to the Latin word "_____."
carcinoma
tumor
cancer
crab
Greek physician, Galen, used the word "oncos" (meaning swelling) to describe the ________.
bones
tumors
stars
caves
Oncology is to all tumors, as cancer is to ___________.
malignant tumors
benign tumors
small tumors
red tumors
Theodor Boveri, a German zoologist, first hypothesized that we have genes for _________.
starting and stopping protein synthesis
starting and stopping cellular replication
starting and stopping blood vessels from forming
starting and stopping respiration in lungs
Cancer is caused by ___________.
blood vessels spreading too much
surgical removal
bad eating habits
a mutation in the DNA
The research performed by Marie and Pierre Curie was foundational in inventing _____________.
anti-angiogenic drugs
surgical technology
radiation therapy
chemotherapy
Which treatment uses penetrating high-energy beams to kill cancer cells?
anti-angiogenic drugs
surgical technology
radiation therapy
chemotherapy
Which treatment is physically removing cancerous tissues?
anti-angiogenic drugs
surgical removal
radiation therapy
chemotherapy
Which treatment uses drugs that stop/kill rapidly dividing cells?
anti-angiogenic drugs
surgical removal
radiation therapy
chemotherapy
Which treatment uses drugs that prevent the growth of new blood vessels?
anti-angiogenic drugs
surgical removal
radiation therapy
chemotherapy
A patient of yours has Stage IV cancer. What do you expect to see?
the cancer spread to many parts of the body
the cancer localized in one spot
the cancer being colorless
the cancer being red
A patient of yours has Stage 0 cancer. What do you expect to see?
the cancer spread to many parts of the body
the cancer localized in one spot
the cancer being colorless
the cancer being red
A cancer patient has Grade 4 cancer. You perform a biopsy on the cancerous tissue. What do you expect to see?
the cancerous cells replicating more quickly than healthy cells
the cancer cells looking highly abnormal compared to healthy cells
the cancer cells being much larger than the healthy cells
the cancer cells being much less numerous than the healthy cells
A cancer patient has Grade 1 cancer. You perform a biopsy on the cancerous tissue. What do you expect to see?
the cancer cells looking only slightly different than the healthy cells
the cancer cells looking highly abnormal compared to healthy cells
the cancer cells being much larger than the healthy cells
the cancer cells being much less numerous than the healthy cells
Cancer only affects senior citizens.
True
False
