AHA PALS FINAL EXAM/ 100 Exam Questions with Correct
Verified Answers/ Latest Update 2024 – Rated A+
The acronym CAUTION is used as indicators for what? - ANSWER - Cancer, diabetes and other health
threats
what are tumors that are confined? - ANSWER - benign
Cancer that spreads throughout the entire body if not treated is called ____________. - ANSWER -
malignant
Tumor of epithelial cells is called __________. - ANSWER - carcinoma (e.g., skin and lungs)
tumours in glands are called _____________. - ANSWER - adenocarcinoma (e.g., breast)
tumours in bones, muscles, connective tissue and blood - ANSWER - sarcoma
What are the prevalence rates of Cancer? - ANSWER - - 1 in 2 men will have cancer.
- 1 in 3 women will have cancer.
Top 4 Cancers - ANSWER - 1. lung
2. prostate/breast
3. colon/rectal
4. pancreatic
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, Top 3 Cancers in university students. - ANSWER - 1. skin
2. ovary
3. uterus
Among women, what is the most prevalent cancer and the cancer responsible for most causes of death?
- ANSWER - 1) breast cancer
2) lung cancer
Spouses of smokers? - ANSWER - are at 30% greater risk of of lung cancer than spouses of non-smokers
Prevalence rate of lung cancer? - ANSWER - rates have dropped in the last decade but rates among youth
and young adults are starting to rise.
the most common cancer in men? - ANSWER - prostate
Testing for prostate cancer? - ANSWER - - prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
- digital rectal probe
Tumor in inner wall of uterus - ANSWER - endometrial cancer
Risk factors of cervical cancer. - ANSWER - - HPV
- sex at an early age
- many partners
- history of smoking
risk factors of endometrial cancer. - ANSWER - - early period
- late menopause
- infertility
- obesity
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Verified Answers/ Latest Update 2024 – Rated A+
The acronym CAUTION is used as indicators for what? - ANSWER - Cancer, diabetes and other health
threats
what are tumors that are confined? - ANSWER - benign
Cancer that spreads throughout the entire body if not treated is called ____________. - ANSWER -
malignant
Tumor of epithelial cells is called __________. - ANSWER - carcinoma (e.g., skin and lungs)
tumours in glands are called _____________. - ANSWER - adenocarcinoma (e.g., breast)
tumours in bones, muscles, connective tissue and blood - ANSWER - sarcoma
What are the prevalence rates of Cancer? - ANSWER - - 1 in 2 men will have cancer.
- 1 in 3 women will have cancer.
Top 4 Cancers - ANSWER - 1. lung
2. prostate/breast
3. colon/rectal
4. pancreatic
pg. 1
, Top 3 Cancers in university students. - ANSWER - 1. skin
2. ovary
3. uterus
Among women, what is the most prevalent cancer and the cancer responsible for most causes of death?
- ANSWER - 1) breast cancer
2) lung cancer
Spouses of smokers? - ANSWER - are at 30% greater risk of of lung cancer than spouses of non-smokers
Prevalence rate of lung cancer? - ANSWER - rates have dropped in the last decade but rates among youth
and young adults are starting to rise.
the most common cancer in men? - ANSWER - prostate
Testing for prostate cancer? - ANSWER - - prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
- digital rectal probe
Tumor in inner wall of uterus - ANSWER - endometrial cancer
Risk factors of cervical cancer. - ANSWER - - HPV
- sex at an early age
- many partners
- history of smoking
risk factors of endometrial cancer. - ANSWER - - early period
- late menopause
- infertility
- obesity
pg. 2
