APHON Chemo Certification Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
How many people ages 0-21 are diagnosed with cancer each
year? - Correct Answers ✅15,000 - 16,000
What are the top 2 pediatric oncology diagnoses + the % -
Correct Answers ✅1. Leukemia - 29%
2. Brain / CNS - 26%
What is the 5 yr survival rate for all peds onc diagnoses?
For ALL?
For AML? - Correct Answers ✅All Dx: > 80%
ALL: 90%
AML: 65%
Natural cell death - Correct Answers ✅Apoptosis
Cell death from an insult that leads to rupture of the cell
membrane and spilling of cell contents - Correct Answers
✅Necrosis
Regulates normal cell growth and repair - Correct Answers
✅Proto-oncogenes
Blood cell production - Correct Answers ✅Hematopoiesis
, APHON Chemo Certification Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Period of time when the pt's WBCs are the lowest, from day 7-
10 - Correct Answers ✅Nadir
What time is when a pt is at the greatest risk for infection -
Correct Answers ✅During Nadir
Goal of chemo - Correct Answers ✅Stop cell cycle/growth
from occurring and coming back
Why are multiple chemo agents used? - Correct Answers
✅Resistance to a single chemo agent can occur
Chemo cells OUT of bone marrow and in the peripheral
system - Correct Answers ✅Blasts
Chemotherapy affects 4 things - Correct Answers ✅1.
Malignant cells
2. Epidermal
3. Bone Marrow
4. Epithelial lining
S/S of Childhood Cancer - Correct Answers ✅fever, HA, n/v,
fatigue, pain, petechiae, pallor, changes in gait,
pancytopenia, lymphadenopathy, night sweats, hematuria,
anorexia, abdominal or extremity mass
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
How many people ages 0-21 are diagnosed with cancer each
year? - Correct Answers ✅15,000 - 16,000
What are the top 2 pediatric oncology diagnoses + the % -
Correct Answers ✅1. Leukemia - 29%
2. Brain / CNS - 26%
What is the 5 yr survival rate for all peds onc diagnoses?
For ALL?
For AML? - Correct Answers ✅All Dx: > 80%
ALL: 90%
AML: 65%
Natural cell death - Correct Answers ✅Apoptosis
Cell death from an insult that leads to rupture of the cell
membrane and spilling of cell contents - Correct Answers
✅Necrosis
Regulates normal cell growth and repair - Correct Answers
✅Proto-oncogenes
Blood cell production - Correct Answers ✅Hematopoiesis
, APHON Chemo Certification Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Period of time when the pt's WBCs are the lowest, from day 7-
10 - Correct Answers ✅Nadir
What time is when a pt is at the greatest risk for infection -
Correct Answers ✅During Nadir
Goal of chemo - Correct Answers ✅Stop cell cycle/growth
from occurring and coming back
Why are multiple chemo agents used? - Correct Answers
✅Resistance to a single chemo agent can occur
Chemo cells OUT of bone marrow and in the peripheral
system - Correct Answers ✅Blasts
Chemotherapy affects 4 things - Correct Answers ✅1.
Malignant cells
2. Epidermal
3. Bone Marrow
4. Epithelial lining
S/S of Childhood Cancer - Correct Answers ✅fever, HA, n/v,
fatigue, pain, petechiae, pallor, changes in gait,
pancytopenia, lymphadenopathy, night sweats, hematuria,
anorexia, abdominal or extremity mass
