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Question 31

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A cell that retains the ability to become different cell types

A) Carcinogen
B) Malignant tumor
C) Carcinoma
D) Stem cell
E) Cancer promoter

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Question 32

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Different tissues of the body all have relatively the same risk for cancer, yet they develop different forms of cancer.

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B) False

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Question 33

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The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are associated with an increased risk for what type of cancer?

Which of the following statements about reproductive behaviors' effects on cancer rates is FALSE?

A screening test for prostate cancer is the ________ test.(Provide the full term.)

Many naturally occurring environmental exposures increase risk for cancer.Residents in many parts of North America are exposed to low levels of the radioactive gas ________ in their homes, particularly in homes with basements.

Which of the following statements regarding tobacco use and cancer is FALSE?

Which of the following does NOT trigger an initiating event?

The general term ________ refers to a cancer originating from bone marrow or the lymph system.

A gene that drives a cell to grow and divide regardless of signals from surrounding cells is called a(n) ________.

Alcohol's effects in promoting cancer are amplified when alcohol and tobacco are used simultaneously.

Cancer can develop in any cell type.

Approximately how many people living in the United States have had cancer?

The most important risk factor for prostate cancer is age.

A cancer that originates from a cell of epithelial origin

Late onset of menarche increases risk for breast and ovarian cancer.

When a cancer spreads to a new site, the cancerous cell can grow and become a secondary tumor, or ________.

Belinda recently completed a treatment program for breast cancer.For the last year, she took a drug treatment that worked to interfere with rapid cell division; what type of cancer treatment did Belinda undergo?

A collection of cells that grow abnormally and are capable of spreading to other parts of the body

Several screening tests are available for colon cancer, such as the ________, which evaluates the entire colon and involves inserting a fiber optic scope into the colon through the rectum by a heath provider.