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Detection and Diagnosis

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A mastectomy is a procedure that removes the entire breast. A _________ only removes the tumor and a small amount of surrounding tissue.

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Abnormal PSA levels indicate that a man has prostate cancer.

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The CA-125 blood test is not recommended as a large-scale screening for ovarian cancer.

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A mammogram is able to distinguish cancer from other abnormalities.

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Mammographic sensitivity is decreased in women with dense breasts.

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What are the two major indications of possible breast cancer that can be detected on a mammogram?

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In a pathology report, as a cell becomes more differentiated, it is also more atypical.

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Which of the following factors would NOT be used to identify an atypical cell obtained via a biopsy.

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Which of the following is NOT a component of a pathology report?

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The T/N/M system identifies all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

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In the T/N/M method of staging a cancer patient the three letters stand for (in order) _____.

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A clinical test indicates that a patient has a condition but the patient does not have the indicated disorder. This is known as a ______.

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_______ of a given diagnostic tool refers to the potential of that tool to detect cancer, or yield a true positive.

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Diagnostic tools have a certain degree of _________, depending on the percentage of successful true negatives ( no detection of disease when there is no disease).

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Which of the following colorectal cancer screening options may be performed with a home kit?

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The Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) is used to test for possible signs what type of cancer?

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Polyps may be removed during screening of the ____.

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Sigmoidoscopy is used to screen for abnormalities in the ____.

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In screening for cervical cancer, liquid-based cytology is less expensive and therefore favored over the direct smear method.

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The Pap smear is used to screen for abnormalities in the ____.

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Which of the following are major risk factors for cervical cancer?

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