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Question 1

Studies show that about _____ of cancer death can be prevented by, eating healthy, maintaining a healthy weight, not using tobacco products, getting plenty of physical activity, protecting your skin from the sun, and having appropriate cancer screening tests.

Answer 1

50%

Question 2

What does the acronym ABCD stand for regarding skin neoplasms ?

Answer 2

A: Assymmetry

B: Border

C: Color

D: Diameter

Question 3

What are the differences between benign and malignant neoplasms ?

Answer 3

Benign: no metastasis, encapsulated, non-invasive, well- differentiated, slow-growing
Malignant: the opposite of benign

Question 4

When reviewing a patient’s chart, you see they have a history of malignant carcinoma. According to the histogenic classification of neoplasia, you know that this type of cancer has a/an _______ origin.

Answer 4

Epithelial

Question 5

When reviewing a patient’s chart, you see they have a history of malignant sarcoma. According to the histogenic classification of neoplasia, you know that this type of cancer has a/an _____________origin.

Answer 5

mesenchymal

Question 6

Are most cancers genetic ?

Answer 6

NO

Question 7

(T/F ) Geographical, cultural, and nutritional environmental factors play a large role in your predisposition to cancer

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Define cachexia.

Answer 8

cachexia is a wasting syndrome due to hyper metabolism in those with cancer

Question 9

The TNM System is used for staging of a neoplasm. Please properly identify the components of this staging system

Answer 9

Primary Tumor: identification of tumor
Regional Lymph Node: degree of lymph node involvment
Distant Metastasis: is there metastasis

Question 10

The goal of pharmacological treatment of cancer via chemotherapy is for ______ toxicity of neoplastic cells

Answer 10

selective

Question 11

The primary methods for how chemotherapy works to “destroy” the neoplastic cells is by

Answer 11

disrupting DNA/RNA function, and inhibiting mitosis

Question 12

(T/F) The reason why there are terrible side effects of most chemotherapy is that most of these drugs do not do a great job of differentiating between cancer cells and healthy tissue.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Common side effects of chemotherapy include:

Answer 13

hair loss, GI problems, anemia, fatigue, neurotoxicity, skin rashes

Question 14

There are several important rehabilitation concerns for patients who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer, these include

Answer 14

patient support and reassurance, help reduce pain, maintain and or improve strength and ROM, maintain or improve cardiovascular function

Question 15

Prevention is one of the most effective anti-cancer strategies. Several key strategies that a physical therapist can implement to prevent cancer include:

Answer 15

walking or cycling even 30 minutes per day, educating patient’s on risk factors, encouraging regular check ups

Question 16

Carcinoma in situ:

Answer 16

is a malignant neoplasm that has not yet broken into the basement membrane