NSG 4525 EXAM 2: CANCER & END OF
LIFE. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2026.
Skin Cancer - ANS Risk factors: UV radiation
Screening: self exam, biopsy
Prostate Cancer - ANS Risk factors: African American, genetic factors, diet high in red meat
Screening: digital rectal exam (DRE), prostate-specific antigen
Lung Cancer - ANS Risk factors: smoking, genetic factors
Screening: chest x-ray, low-dose CT scan
Colon/Colorectal Cancer - ANS Risk factors: sedentary, genetic factors
Screening: fecal occult, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, DNA stool
Breast Cancer - ANS Risk factors: genetic factors
Screening: self exam, mammogram, biopsy
Leukemia - ANS Risk factors: exposure to radon/chemicals, genetic disorder, viral infection
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, Screening: CBC, peripheral blood smear
Low RBC disorder - ANS Anemia
Low WBC disorder - ANS Neutropenia
Low platelet disorder - ANS Thrombocytopenia
ABCDE of moles - ANS A: asymmetry
B: borders
C: color
D: diameter
E: evolving
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) - ANS - Fast growing, aggressive treatment
- More common in children
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - ANS - Slow growing
- Most common leukemia in adults
Hodgkin's Lymphoma - ANS - Predictably spreads, easier to treat
- Children/young adults, ages 50-60
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - ANS - Unpredictably spreads, tougher to treat
- Older adults, men
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LIFE. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2026.
Skin Cancer - ANS Risk factors: UV radiation
Screening: self exam, biopsy
Prostate Cancer - ANS Risk factors: African American, genetic factors, diet high in red meat
Screening: digital rectal exam (DRE), prostate-specific antigen
Lung Cancer - ANS Risk factors: smoking, genetic factors
Screening: chest x-ray, low-dose CT scan
Colon/Colorectal Cancer - ANS Risk factors: sedentary, genetic factors
Screening: fecal occult, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, DNA stool
Breast Cancer - ANS Risk factors: genetic factors
Screening: self exam, mammogram, biopsy
Leukemia - ANS Risk factors: exposure to radon/chemicals, genetic disorder, viral infection
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, Screening: CBC, peripheral blood smear
Low RBC disorder - ANS Anemia
Low WBC disorder - ANS Neutropenia
Low platelet disorder - ANS Thrombocytopenia
ABCDE of moles - ANS A: asymmetry
B: borders
C: color
D: diameter
E: evolving
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) - ANS - Fast growing, aggressive treatment
- More common in children
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - ANS - Slow growing
- Most common leukemia in adults
Hodgkin's Lymphoma - ANS - Predictably spreads, easier to treat
- Children/young adults, ages 50-60
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - ANS - Unpredictably spreads, tougher to treat
- Older adults, men
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