Cancer and Age

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What is the age range in which most cancers occur?

  • All age groups are equally affected
  • <55 years old (correct)
  • >70 years old
  • 55-70 years old

Which type of cancer is more common in children and teenagers?

  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Osteosarcoma (correct)
  • Leiomyosarcoma
  • Multiple myeloma

What is the estimated percentage of cancer patients who have inherited mutations that predispose to cancer?

  • >20%
  • <5%
  • 5-10% (correct)
  • 10-20%

Which syndrome is characterized by a germ-line mutation in the p53 gene with the risk of development of cancers at different sites?

<p>Li-Fraumeni syndrome (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the best example of a defective DNA repair syndrome?

<p>HNPCC (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal cancer?

<p>Chronic atrophic gastritis of pernicious anemia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which benign neoplasia has a high risk of developing cancerous change in up to 50% of cases?

<p>Villous adenoma of the colon (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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