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What is the main characteristic of lymphoma?
What is the main characteristic of lymphoma?
- It originates in the gastrointestinal tract
- It affects the lymphatic system (correct)
- It is a type of leukemia
- It primarily affects the bone marrow
What are the two main types of lymphoma?
What are the two main types of lymphoma?
- Acute lymphoblastic lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic lymphoma
- Burkitt lymphoma and T-cell lymphoma
- Follicular lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma
- Hodgkin lymphoma and nonHodgkin lymphoma (correct)
What are proto-oncogenes responsible for in normal cells?
What are proto-oncogenes responsible for in normal cells?
- Causing cell death
- Inducing apoptosis in cancer cells
- Preventing cancer from developing
- Regulating cell growth and division (correct)
What is the annual incidence of Hodgkin lymphoma in the western world?
What is the annual incidence of Hodgkin lymphoma in the western world?
What is the contagious spread characteristic of Hodgkin lymphoma?
What is the contagious spread characteristic of Hodgkin lymphoma?
What is the key mechanism for cell death mentioned in the text?
What is the key mechanism for cell death mentioned in the text?
What is the most common type of Hodgkin lymphoma?
What is the most common type of Hodgkin lymphoma?
Which virus is found to infect B-cells and contribute to the pathogenesis of Hodgkin lymphoma?
Which virus is found to infect B-cells and contribute to the pathogenesis of Hodgkin lymphoma?
What contributes to the conversion of normal B-cells to malignant HRS cells in Hodgkin lymphoma?
What contributes to the conversion of normal B-cells to malignant HRS cells in Hodgkin lymphoma?
What is the key mechanism in the survival of HRS cells in Hodgkin lymphoma?
What is the key mechanism in the survival of HRS cells in Hodgkin lymphoma?
What percentage of tumors associated with Hodgkin lymphoma is made up of activated normal immune cells?
What percentage of tumors associated with Hodgkin lymphoma is made up of activated normal immune cells?
Which type of lymphoma is characterized by the absence of HRS cells and is considered less common and more dangerous than Hodgkin lymphoma?
Which type of lymphoma is characterized by the absence of HRS cells and is considered less common and more dangerous than Hodgkin lymphoma?
What are the signs and symptoms commonly associated with lymphoma?
What are the signs and symptoms commonly associated with lymphoma?
What advanced test can determine if lymphoma cells are present and what types of cells are involved?
What advanced test can determine if lymphoma cells are present and what types of cells are involved?
In which type of biopsy procedure, all or part of a lymph node is removed for laboratory testing?
In which type of biopsy procedure, all or part of a lymph node is removed for laboratory testing?
What should your doctor check for during a physical exam for diagnosing lymphoma?
What should your doctor check for during a physical exam for diagnosing lymphoma?
