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Cancer Chemotherapy Principles

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What is the primary goal of cancer treatment?

Controlling the disease
Maintaining quality of life
Eradicating every neoplastic cell (correct)
Palliation

What type of chemotherapy is given prior to surgery in an attempt to shrink the cancer?

Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (correct)
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Maintenance chemotherapy
Initial chemotherapy

Why is combination chemotherapy more effective than single-drug treatment?

It reduces the dose of each drug
It increases the dose of each drug
It is less toxic to the patient
It results in higher response rates and non-overlapping host toxicities (correct)

How are drug dosages usually calculated for chemotherapy?

Based on the body surface area (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of palliation in cancer treatment?

To alleviate symptoms and avoid life-threatening toxicity (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mechanism of cancer chemotherapy in targeting cancer cells?

By directing attacks against DNA or metabolic sites essential to cell replication (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of most anticancer drugs?

They affect all kinds of proliferating cells, including normal cells (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the first fundamental goal of cancer chemotherapy?

To cure the disease (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a non-cancer disease that can be treated with chemotherapeutic agents?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of chemotherapeutic agents on normal cells?