Alterations in carbohydrate metabolism in people with cancer causes:
A) hypoglycemia.
B) depressed carbohydrate absorption.
C) weight gain.
D) a diabetes-like syndrome.
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, D) a diabetes-like syndrome.
Neuromuscular dysfunction and the release of inflammatory mediators such as tumor
necrosis factor and interleukin-1 are thought to be responsible for which of the
following manifestations of cancer?
A) Cachexia
B) Thrombocytopenia
C) Metastasis
D) Fatigue
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D) Fatigue
Tumor grading is performed to determine:
A) the type of cancer-causing gene.
B) the degree of differentiation in the tumor cells.
C) the level of autonomy a cancer has.
D) the extent of metastasis present.
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B) the degree of differentiation in the tumor cells.
Obesity is an important risk factor for all of the following cancers except:
A) breast cancer.
,B) leukemia.
C) colon cancer.
D) esophageal cancer.
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B) leukemia.
The normal function of tumor suppressor genes in an individual without cancer is to:
A) prevent apoptosis.
B) control production of anti-growth signals.
C) stimulate cell replication.
D) prevent cancer-causing mutations.
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B) control production of anti-growth signals.
Immortality in cancer cells is obtained through the production of:
A) growth factors.
B) apoptosis signals.
C) telomerase.
D) tumor markers.
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C) telomerase.
, A proto-oncogene is best defined as:
A) a normal gene.
B) a frameshift mutation.
C) an inactive gene.
D) a tumor-suppressor gene.
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A) a normal gene.
One way that a tumor suppressor gene can become inactivated in the absence of
mutation or deletion is through gene:
A) silencing.
B) splicing.
C) amplification.
D) translocation.
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A) silencing.
Which of the following cell populations do chemotherapeutic agents primarily target?
A) All cells
B) Cancer cells only
C) Cells that are incapable of mitosis
D) All rapidly dividing cells
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A) hypoglycemia.
B) depressed carbohydrate absorption.
C) weight gain.
D) a diabetes-like syndrome.
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, D) a diabetes-like syndrome.
Neuromuscular dysfunction and the release of inflammatory mediators such as tumor
necrosis factor and interleukin-1 are thought to be responsible for which of the
following manifestations of cancer?
A) Cachexia
B) Thrombocytopenia
C) Metastasis
D) Fatigue
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D) Fatigue
Tumor grading is performed to determine:
A) the type of cancer-causing gene.
B) the degree of differentiation in the tumor cells.
C) the level of autonomy a cancer has.
D) the extent of metastasis present.
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B) the degree of differentiation in the tumor cells.
Obesity is an important risk factor for all of the following cancers except:
A) breast cancer.
,B) leukemia.
C) colon cancer.
D) esophageal cancer.
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B) leukemia.
The normal function of tumor suppressor genes in an individual without cancer is to:
A) prevent apoptosis.
B) control production of anti-growth signals.
C) stimulate cell replication.
D) prevent cancer-causing mutations.
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B) control production of anti-growth signals.
Immortality in cancer cells is obtained through the production of:
A) growth factors.
B) apoptosis signals.
C) telomerase.
D) tumor markers.
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C) telomerase.
, A proto-oncogene is best defined as:
A) a normal gene.
B) a frameshift mutation.
C) an inactive gene.
D) a tumor-suppressor gene.
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A) a normal gene.
One way that a tumor suppressor gene can become inactivated in the absence of
mutation or deletion is through gene:
A) silencing.
B) splicing.
C) amplification.
D) translocation.
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A) silencing.
Which of the following cell populations do chemotherapeutic agents primarily target?
A) All cells
B) Cancer cells only
C) Cells that are incapable of mitosis
D) All rapidly dividing cells
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