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1

Cancer cells undergo uncontrolled growth.
A)True
B)False
2

Cancer cells do not undergo apoptosis, as normally occurs in cells with damaged DNA.
A)True
B)False
3

The telomeres in cancer cells keep decreasing in size until they are gone.
A)True
B)False
4

Cancer cells do not repond to lack of stimulatory growth factors or presence of inhibitory growth factors.
A)True
B)False
5

Benign tumors generally do not have a capsule surrounding them.
A)True
B)False
6

Tumors undergoing metastasis are establishing new and distant tumors.
A)True
B)False
7

A tumor-suppressor gene prevents cancer from occurring.
A)True
B)False
8

p53 is a transcription activator that normally stops the cell cycle for repair and promotes apoptosis if repair is impossible.
A)True
B)False
9

A proto-oncogene makes a protein that makes p53 unavailable to cause apoptosis of a damaged cell.
A)True
B)False
10

Certain types of cancers run in families.
A)True
B)False
11

Heredity can predispose a person to cancer, but environmental mutagens determine if cancer occurs or not.
A)True
B)False
12

Unlike direct sunlight, tanning machines are not associated with the development of malignant melanoma.
A)True
B)False
13

Nonionizing radiation, such as from cell phones, has definitely been linked to cancer.
A)True
B)False
14

Radon gas is a source of ionizing radiation that is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
A)True
B)False
15

When smoking is combined with drinking alcohol, the risk of cancer increases even more.
A)True
B)False
16

Good nutrition, eating certain foods and avoiding others, is a way to help prevent some cancers.
A)True
B)False
17

A diet of low fat, high fiber, and increased vitamins A and C, is implicated in certain types of cancer.
A)True
B)False
18

The American Cancer Society publicizes 8 warning signals to help in early detection of cancer.
A)True
B)False
19

The ABCD test is for early detection of breast cancer.
A)True
B)False
20

Tumors release substances that provoke an antibody response, enabling tumor marker tests.
A)True
B)False
21

PSA is a test for prostate cancer.
A)True
B)False
22

Tests for genetic mutations in proto-oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes are new ways to detect the likelihood of cancer before it occurs.
A)True
B)False
23

Radiation is useful as a treatment when cancer cells have moved throughout the body.
A)True
B)False
24

Multidrug resistance means that cancer cells have become resistant to combinations of drugs.
A)True
B)False
25

Monoclonal antibodies alone are very effective at killing cancer cells.
A)True
B)False
26

Genetically engineered viruses can be used to cause apoptosis of cancer cells.
A)True
B)False







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