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cancer 1 Questions and Answers

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  • October 4, 2024
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cancer 1

Cancers 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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