Oncology-RN 100 Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified Most common type of cancer in adult men - Correct Answer Prostate Lung Colon & rectum Most common types of cancer in adult women - Correct Answer Breast Lung Colon & rectum Highest mortality rates adult men - Correct Answer Lung Colon rectum Prostate Highest mortality rate adult women - Correct Answer Lung Colon rectum Breast Most common types of cancer in pediatric patients - Correct Answer Leukemia Brain Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Highest Race incidence-male - Correct Answer African American Highest Race incidence-female - Correct Answer White Carcinoma - Correct Answer Begins in the skin or tissues covering or lining internal organs 1 / 2
Sarcoma - Correct Answer Begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective tissues Leukemia - Correct Answer Begins in blood forming tissue such as bone marrow and large amounts of immature cells are released into circulation Lymphoma and myeloma - Correct Answer Begin in the cells of the immune system Central nervous system cancers - Correct Answer Begin in the brain and spinal cord Benign - Correct Answer Encapsulated, noninvasive, HIGHLY DIFFERENTIATED, mitosis rare, SLOW
GROWTH, NO METASTISIS
Malignant - Correct Answer Nonencapsulated, invasive, POORLY DIFFERENTIATED, mitosis common,
RAPID GROWTH, METASTASES
Carcinogen - Correct Answer Something that causes cancer Carcinogenesis - Correct Answer Initiation Promotion Progression Metastasis Initiation stage - Correct Answer Direct exposure of DNA to carcinogen resulting in irreversible changes that will permit malignant transformation Promotion stage - Correct Answer Occurs when the initiated cell is exposed to an agent that encourages or enhances cell growth Progression stage - Correct Answer Characterized by a series of changes in the transformed cell, including accelerated growth rate, enhanced invasiveness, and altered appearance and biochemical activity
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