Module 2 Exam - Requires Respondus LockDown
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Score for this quiz: 90.5 out of 100
Submitted Feb 6 at 3:15pm
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Question 1 3 / 3 pts
Your Answer:
True/False:
Blood tests for tumor markers can make a diagnosis of cancer. Why or
why not?
it is false because,levels are elevated under the bening condition,
however the most levels are not elevated in early stages of malignant
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False, only tissue can diagnose. Tumor markers are helpful
to assess response to therapy or reoccurrence.
Question 2 3 / 3 pts
Your Answer:
What is the most important procedure in diagnosing the correct cancer
and histology?
tissue biopsy
tissue biopsy
Question 3 2 / 4 pts
Your Answer:
1. List two signs or symptoms a patient may present with that might
indicate a cancer diagnosis:
2. What are two systemic manifestations of cancer exhibited by cancer
patients?
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pain and bleeding
weight loss and hair loss,
1. Bleeding; sore that doesn’t heal; fluid in the pleural,
pericardial, or peritoneal spaces; chest pain, shortness of
breath, cough, abdominal discomfort or swelling. Other
possible answers can include a mass or lump, pain (need to
be specific), fatigue, fevers, weight loss
2. Weight loss, wasting of body fat and muscle tissue,
weakness, anorexia, and anemia, fatigue, sleep
disturbances
Question 4 10 / 10 pts
Your Answer:
Explain the TNM system:
TNM system is divided 3 stages to dignose cancer,
T- is the shape and location of the primary tumor
N- is envolment of the lymp nodes
M- is the extend of matastatic envelment
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T is the size and local spread of the primary
tumor.
N is the involvement of the regional lymph nodes.
M is the extent of the metastatic involvement.
Question 5 9 / 10 pts
Your Answer:
1. When would surgery be appropriate in the treatment of cancer?
2. Most chemotherapeutic drugs cause pancytopenia due to bone
marrow suppression. What are the 3 possible adverse outcomes of
this?
surgery is the is the first treatment of solid tumor when it has well
deferentiated margin, it can be remove completely, or oncology
emergancy and prophalcit surgery for high risk PT
neutropenia , risk of infection
anamia ,fatigue
thromyopenia risk of bleeding
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1. Surgery is often the first treatment for solid tumors. If the
tumor is small with well-defined margins, it can be removed
completely. It is also used for oncologic emergencies and
prophylactic surgery in high risk patients.
2.
Neutropenia- risk for
infections
Anemia- causing fatigue
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