5. All of the following are true about paraneoplastic syndromes except:
a. Commonly caused by hormones or immune response set off by the tumor.
b. May be the earliest symptom of an unknown cancer
c. Is the consequence caused of cancer in the body, as a constellation of symptoms
d. Is a disease or symptom related to the local presence of cancer cells
Answer: A
6. Hodgkin disease most commonly presents with:
a. An enlarged painless inguinal lymph node
b. An elevated total WBC count
c. An increase in Reed-Sternberg cells in the peripheral blood
d. An enlarged painless cervical lymph node
Answer: A
9. Anaplasia refers to:
a. Atypical mitosis
b. Tendency to develop necrosis
c. Uncontrolled cell growth
d. Lack of cellular differentiation
Answer: D
10. Tumor Supressor Genes:
a. Have the ability to transform a normal cell into a cancerous cell
b. Regulate growth and development
c. Produce proteins that inhibit cellular division
d. Can develop from proto-oncogenes
Answer: C
15. Which of the following is not one of the most common childhood cancers?
a. Leukemia
b. Sarcoma
c. Embyronic
d. Adenoma
Answer: D