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What is the primary consequence of cancer on the host?
What is the primary consequence of cancer on the host?
- Initiation of acute symptoms
- Functional activities such as hormone synthesis
- Location and impingement on adjacent structures
- Cancer cachexia (correct)
Which of the following categories of carcinogenesis does not involve genetic damage?
Which of the following categories of carcinogenesis does not involve genetic damage?
- Viral carcinogenesis
- Hormonal carcinogenesis (correct)
- Chemical carcinogenesis
- Radiation carcinogenesis
What is the term for the level of differentiation of a cancer?
What is the term for the level of differentiation of a cancer?
- Metastasis
- Grading (correct)
- Staging
- Carcinogenesis
Which of the following is an effect of a tumor on the host?
Which of the following is an effect of a tumor on the host?
What is the term for the aggregate of symptom complexes in cancer?
What is the term for the aggregate of symptom complexes in cancer?
What is the term for the process by which cells undergo neoplastic transformation?
What is the term for the process by which cells undergo neoplastic transformation?
Which of the following is NOT a type of radiation carcinogenesis?
Which of the following is NOT a type of radiation carcinogenesis?
What is the term for the process by which a tumor grows new blood vessels?
What is the term for the process by which a tumor grows new blood vessels?
What is the term for the process by which a tumor spreads to other parts of the body?
What is the term for the process by which a tumor spreads to other parts of the body?
What is the term for the process by which a cell undergoes programmed cell death?
What is the term for the process by which a cell undergoes programmed cell death?