BREAST CANCER COMPLICATIONS OF
CHEMOTHERAPY EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● neoplasm is an
Answer: abnormal growth of tissue
●● anatomic site describes the
Answer: location of tumor
●● Which goal of a cancer tratment plan focuses on cancers that cannot
be eradicated but ae responsive to anticancer therapies?
Answer: control
●● what is an oncogene?
Answer: a tumor-inducing gene
●● which term is used for a malignant bone tumor?
Answer: osteosarcoma
●● a malignancy found in tissues
Answer: carcinoma
, ●● which condition is indicated by a grade III histologic classification?
Answer: severe dysplasia
●● which medication may be prescribed for a patient who has peripheral
neuropathy after taking chemotherapy?
Answer: gabapentin
●● which medication increases a patient's risk for constipation?
Answer: vincristine (marqibo)
(chemotherapeutic agent that cause GI side effects including stomach
pain and constipation.)
●● which type of chemotherapy drug causes severe local tissue
breakdown and necrosis if inadvertently infiltrated into the skin?
Answer: vesicant
●● which statement describes the pyramid effect of cancer cells?
Answer: production of more than two cells during mitosis
●● which type of radiation therapy involves the oral administration of
radioactive sources?
CHEMOTHERAPY EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● neoplasm is an
Answer: abnormal growth of tissue
●● anatomic site describes the
Answer: location of tumor
●● Which goal of a cancer tratment plan focuses on cancers that cannot
be eradicated but ae responsive to anticancer therapies?
Answer: control
●● what is an oncogene?
Answer: a tumor-inducing gene
●● which term is used for a malignant bone tumor?
Answer: osteosarcoma
●● a malignancy found in tissues
Answer: carcinoma
, ●● which condition is indicated by a grade III histologic classification?
Answer: severe dysplasia
●● which medication may be prescribed for a patient who has peripheral
neuropathy after taking chemotherapy?
Answer: gabapentin
●● which medication increases a patient's risk for constipation?
Answer: vincristine (marqibo)
(chemotherapeutic agent that cause GI side effects including stomach
pain and constipation.)
●● which type of chemotherapy drug causes severe local tissue
breakdown and necrosis if inadvertently infiltrated into the skin?
Answer: vesicant
●● which statement describes the pyramid effect of cancer cells?
Answer: production of more than two cells during mitosis
●● which type of radiation therapy involves the oral administration of
radioactive sources?
