The nurse knows which type of lung cancer tends to be the most virulent( has the highest morbidity/ mortality, fastest progression)
Non small cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
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The nurse knows which type of lung cancer tends to be the most virulent( has the highest morbidity/ mortality, fastest progression)
Non small cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
A nurse receives a biopsy report back on a patient with a tumor. The nurse understands the report knowing that which of the following type of cancer cells tend to be more aggressive and spread more quickly
Epithelial cells
Undifferentiated cells
Differentiated cells
Schwann cells
Undifferentiated cells
Obesity is a risk factor for the development of cancer because of all the following mechanisms except what?
Adipokine release
Alterations in sex hormone
Atherosclerosis formation
Increased insulin like growth factor one
Atherosclerosis formation
Pancytopenia is a common manifestations of which type of cancer?
Leukemia
non Hodgkin's lymphoma
Osteosarcoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Leukemia
All of the following contribute to the development of liver cancer except for what?
Hepatitis B
Alcohol consumption
Hepatitis C
Tylenol consumption
Tylenol consumption
Which of the following are properties of cancer cells that enable their survival growth and progression? Select all that apply
The ability for cancer cells to survive without a basement membrane
Immunosuppressive cytokines release
Angiogenesis
Venous stasis
The ability for cancer cells to survive without a basement membrane
Immunosuppressive cytokines release
Angiogenesis
Which of the following variables can trigger mutations to occur in a cell? Select all that apply
Exposure to certain a chemicals cals
Milk products
Asbestos exposure
Living in a city
Hormone supplementation
Exposure to certain a chemicals cals
Asbestos exposure
Living in a city
Hormone supplementation
Polyploidy describes a condition where which of the following occurs?
A somatic cell that does not contain a multiple of 23 chromosomes
The deletion of the Philadelphia chromosome
A gamete that does not contain a multiple of 46 chromosomes
A somatic cell that has more than two complete sets of chromosomes
Loss of cell differentiation as a result of lack of genetic material
A somatic cell that has more than two complete sets of chromosomes
How do cancer cells achieve immortality compared to healthy cells
Cancer cells have an increased number of mitochondria
The telomeres of cancer cells become shorter with each replication
Cancer cells can activate telomerase enzymes
Cancer cells inactivate telomerase enzyme
Cancer cells can activate telomerase enzymes
What does it mean to stage a malignant tumor
It is a controversial form of treatment
It details the severity and spread of cancer
This should only be performed at the conclusion of treatment
It is simply a descriptor based on if there differentiated or undifferentiated cells not this one
Details severity and spread of cancer