Lung Cancer: Disease, Diagnosis And Treatment
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- 1.What is the most common type of lung cancer?
- A.
Large cell carcinoma
- B.
Oat cell carcinoma
- C.
Adenocarcinoma
- D.
Small cell undifferentiated carcinoma
- E.
Squamous cell carcinoma
- 2.Which lung cancer is characterized by cells that grow and metastasize more rapidly than cells involved in other types of lung cancer?
- A.
Adenocarcinoma
- B.
NSCLC
- C.
SCLC
- D.
Secondary lung cancer
- E.
B & C
- 3.Which type of lung cancer is known to originate in the bronchial tubes and the bronchial epithelium?
- A.
Adenocarcinoma
- B.
Large cell lung cancer
- C.
Secondary lung cancer
- D.
Squamous cell carcinoma
- E.
Small cell undifferentiated carcinoma
- 4.Which cancer has the lowest 5-year survival rate?
- A.
Breast cancer
- B.
Lung cancer
- C.
Colon cancer
- 5.How is NSCLC in Stage 0 usually treated?
- A.
Brachytherapy
- B.
Surgery
- C.
Chemotherapy
- D.
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- E.
Radiation therapy
- 6.Which of the following statements is true regarding PET imaging?
- A.
It does not expose the patient to ionizing radiation
- B.
It images physiology rather than anatomy
- C.
It has a higher sensitivity and specificity in evaluating mediastinal masses than CT
- D.
A & C
- E.
B & C
- 7.What is the main factor influencing the prognosis/survival rate of a patient diagnosed with lung cancer?
- A.
Location of primary lung nodule in lung
- B.
Proximity of primary nodule to other organs
- C.
Stage of lung cancer at the time of diagnosis
- D.
Patient's age
- E.
Patient's family history
- 8.What piece of information collected in a recent study on lung cancer biomarkers shows promise in lung cancer screening?
- A.
An abnormal structure of miRNA is the first biomarker that has been discovered to be linked to lung cancer
- B.
MiRNA only exists in patients with lung cancer
- C.
An abnormal structure of miRNA was found in lung cancer patients before nodules were visualized in CT imaging
- D.
The presence of abnormal miRNA can indicate lung cancer has metastasized into the bone
- 9.What element do chemotherapy agents ciplatin and carboplatin contain that acts on cancer cells by leading to apoptosis?
- A.
Zinc
- B.
Iron
- C.
Platinum
- D.
Aluminum
- E.
Phosphate
- 10.It is rare for SCLC to be diagnosed ________________ .
- A.
Before the age of 70
- B.
In limited stage
- C.
In extensive stage
- D.
In men
- E.
Using chest x-ray
- 11.In which procedure is a radioisotope and phosphate analogue used to assess the occurrence of bone metastasis?
- A.
PET
- B.
PET/CT
- C.
CT
- D.
Nuclear bone scan
- E.
MRI
- 12.Elevated levels of ____________ found in a blood test could indicate bone metastasis.
- A.
Micro RNA
- B.
Alanine aminotransferase
- C.
Alkaline phosphatase
- D.
Calcium
- E.
B & C
- F.
C & D
- 13.What type of lung cancer is staged using LS and ES classifications?
- A.
NSCLC
- B.
SCLC
- C.
Adenocarcinoma
- D.
A & B
- E.
All of the above
- 14.Which procedure involves the removal of a lung?
- A.
Lobectomy
- B.
Wedge resection
- C.
Pneumonectomy
- D.
Lymph node removal
- E.
Brachytherapy
- 15.In which NSCLC stage is the disease limited to only the lung tissue and has no lymph node involvement?
- A.
0
- B.
I
- C.
II
- D.
III
- E.
IV
- 16.In which NSCLC stage has the disease metastasized to distant organs and tissues, such as the brain and bones?
- A.
0
- B.
I
- C.
II
- D.
III
- E.
IV
- 17.What is most commonly the main treatment regime for SCLC?
- A.
Internal beam radiation therapy
- B.
Chemotherapy
- C.
External beam radiation
- D.
Lobectomy
- E.
Pneumonectomy
- 18.In regards to treatment regimes, what does it mean for a treatment to be systemic?
- A.
It targets malignancy in a specific part of the body
- B.
It is used in addition to other treatments
- C.
The treatment is given over a duration of time in specific cycles
- D.
The treatment targets malignancy throughout the entire body
- E.
Patients can develop resistance to the treatment over time
- 19.Which of the following treatment regimes is considered systemic?
- A.
Chemotherapy
- B.
External beam radiation therapy
- C.
Surgery
- D.
Internal beam radiation therapy
- 20.Most noticeable symptoms of lung cancer _________________ .
- A.
Occur as respiratory symptoms
- B.
Are usually ignored by patients
- C.
Do not present themselves until after metastasis occur
- D.
Present themselves more often in SCLC than NSCLC
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