Quiz Questions Flashcards
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Combustion of tobacco produces a compound which ___________ producing ___________.
Binds to DNA, mutations in genes like p53
Hormone blocking therapies ________ available for Triple Negative Breast Cancer. TNBC is also _____ likely to metastasize .
Are not, less
By which of the following methods can humans get cancer?
Infectious agent
Inherited
Environmental Exposure
Recent studies have documented an increase in colorectal cancer in American women over 60 years of age.
False
Which of the following is not evidence for the immune system attacking tumors.
Tumors require new blood vessels to grow and metasize
In general inherited cancers present earlier in life. This is because?
At least one mutant gene is inhereted
____________ is the greatest overall risk factor developing cancer.
Age
________________ cancer is the result of replication errors or other DNA damaging events in that individual.
Spontaneous
MHC (Major Histocompatability) proteins are
Required for antibody production
Proteins that mark cells as self
B cells are a type of __________ which produce _________ which bind to foreign antigens.
Lymphocyte,antibodies
Hormone replacement therapy is still used to lessen the side effects of menopause.
True
Monamine Oxidase is an enzyme which destroys neurotransmitters which lessens the effects of nicotine.
False
Aromatase inhibitors are an established therapy for HER-2 positive breast cancer
True
The majority of breast cancer cases are inherited.
False
Electronic cigarette liquid contains less nicotine than traditional cigarette tobacco.
False
Alcohol is classified as a pro mutagen in humans. This is because
It must be metabolized to cause DNA damage
A large population study has found residents of Mitchlandia have a high rate of a particular type of skin cancer. Grand children of Michlandians who immigrated to America are diagnosed with liver cancer at a much higher rate than skin cancer. This is evidence that Mitchlandian skin cancer causation has a strong genetic component.
False
The experimental arm of a clinical trial is testing a new treatment for breast cancer.
In the control arm patients receive?
The best, most established treatment
Laron syndrome is a type of short stature caused by a mutation in a ____________ gene.
People with this mutation also have lower __________.
Human growth hormone receptor, cancer rates
Leukemia and lymphoma are cancers of _____________ which result from mutations that cause ________ production of these cell types.
White Blood cells, increased
