What is Cancer?
Getting the Results
Cancer Genetics
Cancer Risk Factors
Reduce Cancer Risk
100

True or False?

Treating cancer with surgery can not cause it to spread throughout the body.

What is True?

(Lesson 1, Slide 9)

100

The acronym for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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What is MRI?

(Lesson 2, Slide 8)

100

Finish the sentence.

These genes themselves are normal.
___________ of these genes are abnormal.

What are Mutations?

(Lesson 3, Slide 11)

100

True or False?

The most significant risk factor for cancer is smoking.

False

The most significant risk factor for cancer is age.

(Lesson 4, Slide 6)

100

True or False?

Cancer is NOT contagious. You cannot "catch" cancer from another person.

What is True?

(Lesson 5, Slide 19)

200

Finish the Sentence.

When a ________________ is mutated, there is loss of function resulting in cell cycle checkpoint failure and uncontrolled division of abnormal cells.

What are tumor suppressor genes?

(Lesson 1, Slide 27)

200

True or False?

Radiologists interpret MRI results.

What is True?

(Lesson 2, Slide 19)

200

Finish the sentence.

Both the DNA and _______ codes are arranged into codons composed of three bases each.

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What is RNA?

(Lesson 3, Slide 19)

200
Complete the sentence.

____________ radiation comes from the sun, sunlamps, and tanning booths.

What is Ultraviolet (UV)?

(Lesson 4, Slide 8)

200

Finish the sentence.

Exercise is a great way to be active and maintain a healthy body weight. Children and adolescents should do ____________ or more of physical activity each day.

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What is 60 minutes (An hour)?

(Lesson 5, Slide 18)

300

This sequence has 5 phases. First Gap 0 (G0) Phase, then GAP 1 (G2 Phase, this leads to Synthesis (S) Phase, then to GAP 2 (G2) Phase, and finally Mitosis (M) Phase.

What is the Cell Cycle?

(Lesson 1, Slide 24)
300

For this diagnostic test, patients lie on a table inside a large tube-like machine that creates hundreds of images of the breast.

What is an MRI?

(Lesson 2, Slide 14)
300

True or False?

There are 1000 mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2.

False
There are approximately 2000 known mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2.

(Lesson 3, Slide 12)

300

According to the lecture notes, all of these are considered cancer risk factors EXCEPT:
Some viruses and bacteria
Age
Tobacco use
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation
Alcohol use
Physically active
Hormones
Poor diet

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What is physically active?

(Lesson 4, Slide 5)

300

According to the lecture notes, this strategy could be used to improve healthy choices and lifestyle.

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What is the Risk Reduction Strategy?

(Lesson 5, Slide 27)

400

Finish the Sentence.

When a cell needs to divide, it first must replicate its DNA. This is called the ________________ for DNA synthesis.

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What is S Phase (S or Synthesis Phase)?

(Lesson 1, Slide 21)

400

According to the lecture notes, this procedure is not part of regular screenings. Instead, they are labeled as an additional diagnostic tool.

What is an Ultrasound?

(Lesson 2, Slide 11)
400

These types of medical professionals are split into two distinct categories, but focus on specific elements of each patient or the patient's lineage.

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What is a Genetic Counselor or Cancer Genetic Counselor?

(Lesson 3, Slide 32)

400

Doctors may prescribe this treatment to women undergoing menopause. However, menopausal therapy can cause serious side effects. This may increase the risk of breast cancer.

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What are Hormones (Estrogen, or Estrogen plus Progestin)?

(Lesson 4, Slide 15)

400
A diet is a great way to keep you healthy and away from risky health habits or risks. According to the lecture notes, individuals with high-fat diets have an increased risk of these types of cancers.

What is colon, uterus, or prostate cancer?

(Lesson 5, Slide 17 Instructor Notes)

500

This is what separates the Healthy cells from the Cancerous Cells.

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What is a Large Cytoplasm compared to a small Cytoplasm?
What is a Single Nucleus to Multiple Nuclei?
What is a Single Nucleolus to Multiple & Large Nucleoli?
What is a Fine Chromatin to a Coarse Chromatin?

(Lesson 1, Slide 19)

500

In the lecture notes, a list of diagnostic tests was given and shown to test and diagnose cancers. According to the lecture notes, this diagnostic test was mentioned but not explained in the lecture.

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What are blood tests?

(Lesson 2, Slide 4)

500

When transcribing the Code to mRNA from DNA, instead of using thymine (T), mRNA uses this strand.

What is uracil (U)?

(Lesson 3, Slide 23)
500

This type of virus doesn't cause cancer but enables cancer formation. Individuals with this virus are at greater risk of cancers such as Lymphoma or Kaposi's Sarcoma.

What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?

(Lesson 4, Slide 14)

500

According to the lecture slides, these two elements give a person the lowest cancer risks if practiced extensively and actively.

What is Cancer Knowledge & Physical Endurance?
What is Breast Cancer Knowledge & Physical Endurance?
What is Cancer Knowledge, Diet, & Physical Endurance?

(Lesson 5, Slide 35)

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