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cancer 1 Questions and Answers
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cancer 1Cancers that arise from glands and epithelial cells lining organs are called - answer
carcinomas
The ranking of cancer death among US women is: - answer Lung, breast, colorectal
Apoptosis is best defined as - answer Programmed cell suicide
The lifetime risk of a man developing cancer is______; the lifetime risk of a woman
developing cancer is _______. (This refers to US) - answer50%;33%
Retrospective studies - answer Examine past exposures of agents and disease
occurrence
Tobacco consumption is thought to be responsible for about what % of cancer death? -
answer33%
Smoked and cured meats are thought to be carcinogenic because - answer They
contain nitrates that the liver converts to carcinogens
Approximately what % of cancer death is attributed to metastases - answer>90%
Carcinoma in situ - answer. Is a tumor that has not invaded surrounding tissue
H. Pylori - answerc. Is a bacterial linked to high rates of stomach cancer
An adenoma would be classified as - answerA benign glandular growth
GARDISAL would be best described as - answerb. A prophylactic vaccine against
several strains of HPV
One model that suggests that low doses of a substance decreases your chance of
cancer while high does increases your change of developing cancer is - answerhormetic
What % of cervical cancer is associated with HPV infection - answer>99%
Obesity has been linked to - answera. Increased levels of circulating hormones
b. Increased levels of insulin and other growth factors
c. Increased levels of inflammatory molecules
d. Increase in cancer
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