Understanding Pathophysiology Study Set 3

A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the following terms best describes this growth?

Which information indicates that a nurse understands characteristics of malignant tumours?

A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumours of glandular or squamous cell origin. What is the nurse describing?

A 25-year-old male develops a tumour of the breast glandular tissue. What type of tumour will be documented on the chart?

An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses differentiation. Which of the following is the oncologist describing?

A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a tumour marker. Which of the following could be a possible marker?

A 52-year-old male with hepatitis C recently developed hepatic cancer. Which of the following markers should be increased?

Which information should the nurse include when teaching about angiogenic factors in cancerous tumours?

What does the activation of telomerase by cancer cells result in?

Which of the following indicates that a nurse understands a proto-oncogene? A proto-oncogene is best defined as a(n) _____ gene.

Which genetic change causes alterations in only one or a few nucleotide bases?

A 45-year-old female was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her cancer?

A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus. After 2 months, the virus is still active. Based upon the Epstein-Barr virus, which of the following cancers is most likely to develop in this patient?

A 45-year-old male presents with persistent, severe stomach pain. Testing reveals a peptic ulcer. Further laboratory tests reveal the presence of Helicobacter pylori. Which of the following is of concern for this patient?

Which statement indicates the patient has a correct understanding of metastasis? The most common route of metastasis is through the blood vessels and:

A nurse is giving an example of inflammation as an etiology for cancer development. What is the best example the nurse should give?

A patient asks when adjuvant chemotherapy is used. How should the nurse respond?

Brachytherapy is being used to treat cancer in a patient. What types of cancers respond well to brachytherapy? (Select all that apply.)