APHON Chemo Course Exam Questions
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natural cell death - Correct Answers ✅apoptosis
cell death that results from an insult, such as a lack of blood
supply, physical trauma, or cytotoxic therapy that leads to
rupture of the cell membrane and spilling of cell contents -
Correct Answers ✅necrosis
cells that do not have a finite number of cell divisions as
normal cells do; lost the ability to undergo apoptosis; can
keep replicating and dividing indefinitely - Correct Answers
✅malignant cells
the primary characteristic of malignant cells - Correct
Answers ✅aberrant cell division
these keep normal cellular growth in check by regulating cell
division, DNA repair, and apoptosis; if damaged or absent,
cells lack the appropriate growth-inhibiting signals and grow
out of control - Correct Answers ✅tumor suppression
genes
the period of time after a course of chemotherapy in which
the patients blood counts are lowest - Correct Answers
✅nadir
,APHON Chemo Course Exam Questions
and Answers (Solved Papers)
the first layer of defense that provides protective immunity
through anatomic barriers; ex. skin, mucous membranes -
Correct Answers ✅physical barrier
the second layer of defense that provides rapid, nonspecific
response to invading pathogens - Correct Answers ✅innate
passive immunity
the third layer of defense - Correct Answers ✅adaptive
acquired immunity
a characteristic feature or byproduct of a tumor cell that
serves as a useful indication of tumor cell origin or tumor
activity - Correct Answers ✅tumor marker
allows for tailoring therapy after consideration of factors
beyond those traditional staging systems; this approach
allows for early intensification of treatment - Correct
Answers ✅risk stratification
the movement of a drug in the body and studies how the
body affects the administered drug - Correct Answers
✅pharmacokinetics
the study of how a person's genetic makeup affects that
person's response to drug therapy - Correct Answers
✅pharmacogenetics
, APHON Chemo Course Exam Questions
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often used as a method for treating cancer with the primary
goal being to reduce the tumor burden so that any remaining
cancer cells can be more effectively destroyed by host
immunologic factors, chemo, or immunotherapy - Correct
Answers ✅surgery
surgical treatment of a tumor by removing it - Correct
Answers ✅resection
surgical treatment that involves the removal of all visible and
microscopic evidence of the tumor - Correct Answers
✅complete resection
surgical debulking that involves resecting a portion of the
tumor because the entire mass cannot be completely or
safely removed - Correct Answers ✅partial resection
drug therapy aimed at reducing visible tumor volume by
cytotoxic effects and preventing tumor cell division and
spread; agents are designed to kill malignant cells during
different phases of the cell cycle - Correct Answers
✅chemotherapy
the goal of treatment is to target the tumor for destruction
while sparing the surrounding tissues - Correct Answers
✅radiation therapy
and Answers (Solved Papers)
natural cell death - Correct Answers ✅apoptosis
cell death that results from an insult, such as a lack of blood
supply, physical trauma, or cytotoxic therapy that leads to
rupture of the cell membrane and spilling of cell contents -
Correct Answers ✅necrosis
cells that do not have a finite number of cell divisions as
normal cells do; lost the ability to undergo apoptosis; can
keep replicating and dividing indefinitely - Correct Answers
✅malignant cells
the primary characteristic of malignant cells - Correct
Answers ✅aberrant cell division
these keep normal cellular growth in check by regulating cell
division, DNA repair, and apoptosis; if damaged or absent,
cells lack the appropriate growth-inhibiting signals and grow
out of control - Correct Answers ✅tumor suppression
genes
the period of time after a course of chemotherapy in which
the patients blood counts are lowest - Correct Answers
✅nadir
,APHON Chemo Course Exam Questions
and Answers (Solved Papers)
the first layer of defense that provides protective immunity
through anatomic barriers; ex. skin, mucous membranes -
Correct Answers ✅physical barrier
the second layer of defense that provides rapid, nonspecific
response to invading pathogens - Correct Answers ✅innate
passive immunity
the third layer of defense - Correct Answers ✅adaptive
acquired immunity
a characteristic feature or byproduct of a tumor cell that
serves as a useful indication of tumor cell origin or tumor
activity - Correct Answers ✅tumor marker
allows for tailoring therapy after consideration of factors
beyond those traditional staging systems; this approach
allows for early intensification of treatment - Correct
Answers ✅risk stratification
the movement of a drug in the body and studies how the
body affects the administered drug - Correct Answers
✅pharmacokinetics
the study of how a person's genetic makeup affects that
person's response to drug therapy - Correct Answers
✅pharmacogenetics
, APHON Chemo Course Exam Questions
and Answers (Solved Papers)
often used as a method for treating cancer with the primary
goal being to reduce the tumor burden so that any remaining
cancer cells can be more effectively destroyed by host
immunologic factors, chemo, or immunotherapy - Correct
Answers ✅surgery
surgical treatment of a tumor by removing it - Correct
Answers ✅resection
surgical treatment that involves the removal of all visible and
microscopic evidence of the tumor - Correct Answers
✅complete resection
surgical debulking that involves resecting a portion of the
tumor because the entire mass cannot be completely or
safely removed - Correct Answers ✅partial resection
drug therapy aimed at reducing visible tumor volume by
cytotoxic effects and preventing tumor cell division and
spread; agents are designed to kill malignant cells during
different phases of the cell cycle - Correct Answers
✅chemotherapy
the goal of treatment is to target the tumor for destruction
while sparing the surrounding tissues - Correct Answers
✅radiation therapy
