1 A friend of the family was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 45 and was successfully treated Six years later she is having terrible hot flashes at the onset of menopause and is considering hormone replacement therapy HRT She is however concerned that HRT will significantly increase her risk of cancer recurrence Why would HRT increase recurrence of breast cancer HRT contains estrogen a hormone associated with the growth of certain types of breast cancer cells 2 The adverse health effects from cigarette smoking account for an estimated 443 000 deaths and evidence shows that there is no safe level of exposure to smoke Which of the following describes third hand smoke Toxic particulates from tobacco smoke left in hair furniture and clothing 3 After smoking for several years a chest X ray and biopsy confirmed that your uncle has the most common type of non small cell lung carcinoma he will be ok Which of the following would be written on his medical records Adenocarcinoma 4 At age 10 Andrew cannot go out and play in the daytime since sunburns could be fatal However at least 4 times each year he gets to go to Camp Sundown where he can play all his favorite games with kids just like him Andrew has because of a mutation in Xeroderma pigmentosum DNA repair genes 5 Which of the following cancer type would you expect to develop in an individual who has inherited the Rb gene mutation Osteosarcoma and bladder cancer Melanoma lung cancer and bladder 6 Mutations in the APC gene are most commonly associated with what type of cancer Colon Shape 7 In class we talked about the classification of colon cancer by the American Joint Commission on Cancer The T N M system of cancer classification identifies all of the following characteristics EXCEPT 1 Hormone replacement therapy was used to lessen the side effects of Instead it led to an increase in cancer 2 Cancer causation is a combination of genetics lifestyle choices environmental exposure including infectious agents and spontaneous random mutation Which of these factors accounts for the most cancers 3 Approximately what percent of breast cancer is strictly inherited 4 A randomized double blind study is considered the best way to judge if a treatment is effective In this type of trial both doctor and patient are blind to control for in the patient and in the doctor 5 The majority of the sexually active population has been exposed to HPV at some time Cervical cancer occurs in a of these infections and is ultimately due to the ability of the virus to its DNA into host cells Menopause Breast Lifestyle choices 10 Placebo effect Bias Minority integrate 6 Her2 is a growth factor receptor gene present in abnormally large amounts on 25 of breast cancers Her2 tumors form due to of the Her2 gene in cells Multiple copies tumor 7 Which of the following most accurately states the MOST accurate information on the use of e cigarettes E cigs are universally recommended for quitting 8 Carl has recently been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma There is no evidence of C hereditary cancer in his immediate family His cancer is likely due to mutation 9 Recently a large study showed that large daily doses of aspirin protect against colon cancer This type of study reinforces the link between and 1 Age is a factor in determining the risk of breast cancer in women carrying BRAC mutations Older women with these mutations get less breast cancer This is evidence for Spontaneous Cancer chronic inflammation Environmental causation 2 Over the years several large studies have failed to find any health benefit from taking vitamins or supplements What can you conclude from these results Currently there is no experimental evidence for a health benefit from vitamins and supplements 3 Ozone holes and lower average atmospheric ozone levels result in greater risk for 4 p53 is a protein known as the guardian angel of the genome It controls passage through the cell cycle Many types of cancer cells have mutations in p53 This allows cancer cells to 5 Tamoxifen is a SERM Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator It was a preferred treatment for hormone receptor positive cancer However it was shown to have the unintended side effect of increase risk of cancer 6 Melanoma is cancer of the cell type that makes proteins that acts as 7 The childhood cancer characterized by tumors of the eye is Skin cancer Avoid apoptosis Breast uterine Sun block Retinoblastoma
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