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NCLEX Prostate Cancer Questions and Answers Latest Version Already Passed What is the most common symptom of prostate cancer? a) Weight loss b) Difficulty urinating c) Chest pain d) Nausea b) Difficulty urinating Which test is commonly used to detect prostate cancer in men over the age of 50? a) Colonoscopy b) Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test c) Pap smear d) MRI b) Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test What is the primary treatment option for localized prostate cancer? a) Chemotherapy 2 b) Hormone therapy c) Surgery (prostatectomy) or radiation therapy d) Watchful waiting c) Surgery (prostatectomy) or radiation therapy What does a high PSA level indicate? a) It confirms a prostate cancer diagnosis. b) It may indicate prostate cancer or benign conditions like BPH. c) It is unrelated to prostate cancer. d) It is an indicator of liver disease. b) It may indicate prostate cancer or benign conditions like BPH. What is the Gleason score used to evaluate in prostate cancer? a) The cancer's spread to other organs b) The size of the prostate c) The aggressiveness of the cancer based on cell appearance d) The effectiveness of the current treatment c) The aggressiveness of the cancer based on cell appearance 3 Which of the following is a common risk factor for prostate cancer? a) Low-fat diet b) Smoking c) Family history of prostate cancer d) Regular exercise c) Family history of prostate cancer What does it mean if prostate cancer has metastasized? a) The cancer is in remission. b) The cancer has spread to other parts of the body. c) The cancer has shrunk. d) The cancer is contained within the prostate. b) The cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Which treatment option is typically used for advanced prostate cancer? a) Surgery b) Radiation therapy 4 c) Hormone therapy or chemotherapy d) Cryotherapy c) Hormone therapy or chemotherapy What is the role of radiation therapy

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NCLEX Prostate Cancer Questions and
Answers Latest Version Already Passed
What is the most common symptom of prostate cancer?

a) Weight loss

b) Difficulty urinating

c) Chest pain

d) Nausea


✔✔b) Difficulty urinating




Which test is commonly used to detect prostate cancer in men over the age of 50?

a) Colonoscopy

b) Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test

c) Pap smear

d) MRI


✔✔b) Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test




What is the primary treatment option for localized prostate cancer?

a) Chemotherapy

1

, b) Hormone therapy

c) Surgery (prostatectomy) or radiation therapy

d) Watchful waiting


✔✔c) Surgery (prostatectomy) or radiation therapy




What does a high PSA level indicate?

a) It confirms a prostate cancer diagnosis.

b) It may indicate prostate cancer or benign conditions like BPH.

c) It is unrelated to prostate cancer.

d) It is an indicator of liver disease.


✔✔b) It may indicate prostate cancer or benign conditions like BPH.




What is the Gleason score used to evaluate in prostate cancer?

a) The cancer's spread to other organs

b) The size of the prostate

c) The aggressiveness of the cancer based on cell appearance

d) The effectiveness of the current treatment


✔✔c) The aggressiveness of the cancer based on cell appearance


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