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T/F
Childhood cancers are more common than adult cancers.
True
False
False
T/F
Childhood cancers have a strong relationship to environmental agents.
True
False
False
T/F
Childhood cancers possess a short latency period.
True
False
True
T/F
Childhood cancers involve tissues more than organs.
True
False
True
T/F
Childhood cancers involve epithelial cells more often than connective tissue cells.
True
False
False
T/F
Childhood cancers are generally detected accidentally.
True
False
True
T/F
Childhood cancers often have metastasized at the time of diagnosis.
True
False
True
T/F
Childhood cancers are less responsive to chemotherapy than are adult cancers.
True
False
False
T/F
Childhood cancers have more long-term consequences than adult cancers.
True
False
True
T/F
Childhood cancers have a better prognosis than adult cancers.
True
False
True
Down syndrome
A.
RBI
gene
B. lymphoma
C. DES
D. acute leukemia
E. nonlymphocytic leukemia
F. congenital absence of iris of the eye
D. acute leukemia
Wilms tumor
a.
RBI
gene
b. DES
c. lymphoma
d. nonlymphocytic leukemia
e. acute leukemia
f. congenital absence of iris of the eye
f. congenital absence of iris of the eye
Retinoblastoma
a.
RBI
gene
b. DES
c. lymphoma
d. nonlymphocytic leukemia
e. acute leukemia
f. congenital absence of iris of the eye
a.
RBI
gene
Fanconi anemia
a.
RBI
gene
b. DES
c. lymphoma
d. nonlymphocytic leukemia
e. acute leukemia
f. congenital absence of iris of the eye
d. nonlymphocytic leukemia
Vaginal adenocarcinoma
a.
RBI
gene
b. DES
c. lymphoma
d. nonlymphocytic leukemia
e. acute leukemia
f. congenital absence of iris of the eye
b. DES
Ataxia-telangiectasia
a.
RBI
gene
b. DES
c. lymphoma
d. nonlymphocytic leukemia
e. acute leukemia
f. congenital absence of iris of the eye
c. lymphoma
T/F
Most childhood cancers originate from the mesoderm.
True
False
True
T/F
Embryonic tumors are diagnosed during teenage years.
True
False
False
T/F
Carcinomas are prevalent before the age of adolescence.
True
False
False
T/F
The most common malignancy in children involves the nervous system.
True
False
False
T/F
Cancer is more common in white than in black children.
True
False
True
T/F
The male-to-female ratio for childhood cancer in the United States is 1.2:1.
True
False
True
T/F
Children with immunodeficiencies have a low risk of subsequent cancer.
True
False
False
T/F
Fewer than 50% of children diagnosed with cancer can expect to survive for 5 years.
True
False
False
T/F
Cured children face few residual and late effects from their therapy.
True
False
False
Author
NursyDaisy
ID
137378
Card Set
11 Study Guide
Description
Cancer in Children
Updated
2012-05-01T02:07:11Z
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