Overview of Cancer Practice Problems

What is the role of a trained professional counselor in interpreting test results related to genetic abnormalities?

Identify which of the following is NOT a hallmark of cancer cells.

Which of the following cancers is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV)?

Which of the following cancers is most common due to infections by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or the hepatitis C virus (HCV)?

The overactive growth of normal, noncancerous tissues is called:

Cancer cells avoid the immune system by:

Which of the following is true about driver mutations in cancer?

Which of the following malignant cancers can develop from a benign adenoma?

The mutated versions of proto-oncogenes are called:

Identify which of the following is NOT a characteristic of benign tumors.

Which of the following statements is not correct about the second mutation in two hit hypotheses?

Radiation therapy utilizes high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells or slow down their growth. Which of the following is the primary side effect of radiation therapy?

Which of the following is NOT a tumor predisposition syndrome?

Hepatitis B virus is associated with:

__________ are the wild-type alleles that become __________ when mutated.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a proto-oncogene?

Which of the following checkpoints is controlled through CDC2 cyclin dependent kinase and cyclinB?

Which of the following proteases is responsible for initiating apoptosis?

Identify the process by which the CDK/cyclin complex activates other proteins, causing the changes necessary to advance the cell through the cell cycle.

Which of the following phrases best describes how genes play a role in invasive cancer?

_________ occurs early in tumor growth, whereas _________ develops in later stages.

Which of the following checkpoints ensures that DNA damage is repaired before replication?

The study of how cells influence gene activity without changing the DNA sequence is known as:

A gene that controls proliferation is not mutated in a particular case of pancreatic cancer (PC). However, its expression is higher in PC cells. Which of the following can possibly explain this?

The Philadelphia chromosome, also known as the Philadelphia translocation (Ph), is a unique genetic aberration in chromosome _______ of leukemia cancer cells.

_______ is a genetic condition characterized by colon and rectal cancer.

Identify the cellular function that is affected in cancer.

Identify the incorrect statement about cancer.

A malignant tumor is one that:

Which of the following is NOT a carcinogen?