Routine screening

Question 1

Screening methods check for _______________

Answer 1

Asymptomatic cancer

Question 2

Pap smear detects _____ cancer

Answer 2

cervical

Question 3

HPV is linked to _______ and __________ cancer

Answer 3

mouth, throat

Question 4

HPV is the main cause of ________ cancer

Answer 4

cervical

Question 5

______________ is a screening tool that can detect the possible presence of an abnormal tissue mass

Answer 5

Mammography

Question 6

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the _________ test along with a ________________ to help detect prostate cancer in men age 50 and older.

Answer 6

DSA, digital rectal exam

Question 7

Several new blood tests for _____ or ________ cancer are under development.

Answer 7

ovarian, prostate

Question 8

A procedure called a _______________ detects invisible amounts of blood in the feces, a possible sign of several disorders, including colon cancer. The test is painless and can be done at home or in the doctor’s office along with a __________

Answer 8

fecal occult blood test (FOBT), rectal exam.

Question 9

proteomic profiles may be collected for an analysis of ____________

Answer 9

protein activity

Question 10

EBV causes _______

Answer 10

mono

Question 11

EBV infects and stays in B lymphocytes, EBV infection increases a person’s risk of developing ___________________________ cancer

Answer 11

nasopharyngeal cancer, Burkitt lymphoma, Hodgkin diseases and stomach cancer.

Question 12

Hep B/C both cause ________

Answer 12

Liver infection

Question 13

Hep B/C both increase risk for _______ cancer

Answer 13

liver