Cancer Quiz Period 8

What is Cancer? (definitions) ●1) How many different diseases are categorized as cancer (uncontrolled cell growth)? o a) 5 o b) 1 o c) 100 o d) 100 trillion

What is Cancer? (definitions) ●2) What is the definition of metastasis? o a) Tumors that will not invade other tissues o b) A benign tumor o c) A tumor that causes death o d) Spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body

What is Cancer? (definitions) ●3) What types of tumors stay in one place? o a) Benign tumors o b) Malignant tumors o c) Breast tumors o d) Lung tumors

What causes cancer? ●4) What increases your odds of getting cancer? o a) Smoking o b) Radiation o c) Poor diet o d) All of the above

What causes cancer? ●5) What is true about the cause of cancer? o a) It is contagious o b) It can be spread person to person o c) It is not contagious o d) None of the above

What causes cancer? ●6) Why do people get cancer? (Choose all that apply) o a) They’re not happy o b) A typo (mistake) in the DNA o c) Spread of germs from a cancer patient o d) A DNA mutation

How do we find/diagnose cancer? ●7) What are the ways a doctor can tell if you have cancer? o a) A fever o b) Stomach ache o c) Color change o d) X-ray or blood test

How do we find/diagnose cancer? ●Why should we not use chemotherapy? o a) All fast dividing cells will be killed o b) Hair loss o c) Weight loss o d) All of the above

How do we find/diagnose cancer? ●9) How can cancer cells spread to other parts of the body? o a) Through the bloodstream o b) Through the lymph channels o c) Through saliva o d) A and B are correct

How do we treat cancer? ●10) What is chemotherapy? o a) injection of white blood cells o b) drugs that kill rapidly dividing cells o c) something that makes the cancer spread o d) a disease or disorder of the cells

How do we treat cancer? ●11) Which of the following are treatments for cancer that are currently used? (choose all that apply) o a) Surgery o b) Radiation o c) Massage therapy o d) Chemotherapy

How do we treat cancer? ●12) In order for the first form of treatment (surgery) to be successful, the tumor must be: o a) extremely large o b) benign o c) malignant o d) metastatic

Short Response 13) Explain how an inactive HIV virus may be used to treat cancer in the future. Think about the four step process we reviewed in class. Write your answer in paragraph form (complete sentences). You may use drawings only to supplement your response (a drawing alone will not receive full credit).