Reference no: EM133308550
Questions
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. A low percentage of cancers appear to be inherited.
B. All cancers are inherited genetic diseases.
C. A female whose mother and grandmother were diagnosed with breast cancer at late ages will definitely develop breast cancer.
D. Sporadic cancer appears to be inherited.
2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. A mutation in BRCA1 causes breast cancer.
B. Males cannot get breast cancer.
C. A mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 predisposes a woman to breast cancer.
D. The environment has no influence on the onset of breast cancer.
E. All of the above statements are true.
3. Which of the following events is not required for the creation and development of a fetus?
A. activation of an oncogene.
B. inactivation of a tumour suppressor gene.
C. activation of the telomerase gene.
D. mutation of an oncogene into a proto-oncogene.
E. all of the above events are required.
4. When looking at the total number of deaths in Canada caused by cancer there appears to be an increase from the 1980's through to the early 2000's, yet the standardized mortality rate remains mostly unchanged. What accounts for this difference in statistics?
A. Age distribution
B. Population growth
C. Trends in lifestyle choices (eg: smoking)
D. all of the above
4. Hyperplasia:
A. is a cancer.
B. is the invasion of normal tissues by cancerous cells.
C. is an abnormal change in the shape of a cell.
D. is an abnormally increased rate of cell division.
E. is the growth of blood vessels into a tumour.
5. Which of the following events is not required for the creation of a cancerous cell?
A. activation of an oncogene.
B. inactivation of a tumour suppressor gene.
C. activation of the telomerase gene.
D. mutation of an oncogene into a proto-oncogene.
E. all of the above events are required.
6. In one family, a great grandmother, grandmother, and aunt all develop breast cancer. This means
A. that the next female born into the family will eventually develop breast cancer.
B. that there must be an inherited predisposition to breast cancer in this family.
C. that there may be an inherited predisposition to breast cancer in this family.
D. that there is no chance of an inherited predisposition to breast cancer in this family.
7. Which of the following is not a part of a case control study?
A. The incidence of the main study characteristic is calculated and compared between groups.
B. The population sample is split into groups based upon prior history.
C. Groups are matched for as many characteristics as possible.
D. Groups are followed in subsequent years