Which of the following radiation therapy modalities uses radioactive seeds implanted directly into the tumor?

a. Electron beam

b. fractionation

c. linear accelerator

d. brachytherapy

Which of the following are types of skin cancer?

a. adrenocortical carcinoma and neuroma

b. basal cell carcinoma and melanoma

c. cholangiocarcinoma and teratoma

d. ductal carcinoma and retinoma

A mass that arises from normal tissue, proliferates more rapidly and ceases to behave the same as the original tissue is called a:

a. mutation

b. neoplasm

c. polyposis

d. gene

Which of the following is characterized by prolonged bleeding due to decreased or missing clotting factors?

a. hemophilia

b. thrombocytopenia

c. leukopenia

d. polycythemia

The original site of a tumor is called the:

a. primary

b. metastasis

c. node

d. biopsy

Adjuvant therapy is defined as:

a. chemotherapy given in addition to surgery

b. chemotherapy only

c. radiation therapy

d. surgical excision

Movement of cancer cells from one part of the body to another is called:

a. metastasis

b. carcinogenesis

c. oncogenesis

d. stasis

Environmental agents such as chemicals, drugs, tobacco smoke and radiation that can cause damage to DNA and produce cancer are called:

a. oncogenes

b. carcinogens

c. hydrocarbons

d. viruses

Treatment for painful mouth sores resulting from chemotherapy includes:

a. Pepto-Bismol

b. viscous lidocane

c. Betadine

d. Listerine

Basophils are a type of:

a. leukocyte

b. erythrocyte

c. platelet

d. agranulocyte

The outer lining of organs and body cavaties of the abdomen and chest is called the:

a. fibrosa

b. nucosa

c. nodosa

d. serosa

Small cell carcinoma is associated with the:

a. skin

b. colon

c. lung

d. porstate

The term peau d'orange would be used in the physical exam under which heading?

a. Eyes

b. Abdomen

c. Lungs

d. Skin

Which of the following is a chemotherapy regimen?

a. clindamycin, doxorubicin, viricristine

b. cyclophosphamide, daptomycin, vincristine

c. cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine

d. cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, varicomycin

Which of the following would be presecribed for iron deficiency anemia?

a. furosemide

b. ferrous sulfate

c. folic acid

d. fibrinogen

Which of the following is a hemoglobinopathy that affects primarily African Americans?

a. polycythemia

b. aplastic anemia

c. idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

d. sick cell anemia

PSA is a screening test for:

a. prostate cancer

b. ovarian cancer

c. colon cancer

d. skin cancer

The lymph node that is the first to receive lymphatic drainage from a malignant tumor and tested for the spread of cancerous cells is called the:

a. Virchow node

b. obturator node

c. sentinel node

d. submental node

The cancer commonly associated with full blown AIDS is:

a. Kaposi sarcoma

b. leukemia

c. Hodgkin lymphoma

d. esophageal cancer

The term used for measurement of the unit of absorbed radiation dose is:

a. centiliter

b. centigray

c. millimole

d. picogram

Thrombocytopenia is:

a. a decreased platelet count

b. a decreased white count

c. a decreased red cell count

d. decreased plasma volume

A "CBC with diff" would include:

a. a Gram statin

b. a reticulocyte count

c. the percentage of each type of white cell

d. cytology

A marked increase in white cells circulating in the peripheral blood is called:

a. leukocytosis

b. thrombcytosis

c. polycythemia

d. leukopenia

Which classificaiton system is used for colon cancer?

a. Clark

b. Dukes

c. Gleason

d. Jewett

The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 relate to which type of cancer?

a. bladder

b. breast

c. endometrial

d. bone

hematopoiesis

Blood cell formation is called:

a. hemotopoiesis

b. hematemesis

c. hemostasis

d. hematochezia

A glioma would be found in the:

a. brain

b. lung

c. bone

d. liver

X-ray examination of the breast used in the detection of breast cancer is known as:

a. radionuclide scan

b. mammography

c. bone scan

d. PET scan

Which of the following terms is used to describe a growth that possesses a stem or stalk?

a. sessile

b. serous

c. anaplastic

d. pedunculated

Anemia is a deficiency of:

a. angiogenic cells

b. plasma

c. red blood cells

d. white blood cells