CANC 380 MODULE 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
What are immune checkpoint inhibitors? - Answer- Therapies introduced in 2011 that
enhance the immune response against cancer.
What is CAR-T cell therapy? - Answer- A treatment introduced in 2017 that modifies T
cells to attack cancer cells.
What is the role of NK cells in the immune response? - Answer- They kill tumor antigen-
expressing cells without prior activation.
What is the function of cytokines in cancer? - Answer- They amplify the innate immune
response and can stimulate coagulation.
What is the significance of the Gardasil vaccine? - Answer- It was the first vaccine
against HPV to prevent cervical cancer.
What are the three types of evolutionary pathways in cancer? - Answer- Divergent
evolution, convergent evolution, and parallel evolution.
What are tumor antigens? - Answer- Molecules that the immune system must recognize
on cancer cells before attacking them.
What is the impact of chronic inflammation on cancer? - Answer- It can enhance
malignancy and create a tumor-promoting environment.
What is cancer? - Answer- An umbrella term for diseases caused by body cells dividing
and spreading without stopping.
What percentage of Canadians will develop cancer? - Answer- Approximately 50%.
What is a carcinoma? - Answer- A Greek term referring to cancer.
What does 'oncos' refer to? - Answer- A Greek term referring to tumors; describes
oncologists.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
What are immune checkpoint inhibitors? - Answer- Therapies introduced in 2011 that
enhance the immune response against cancer.
What is CAR-T cell therapy? - Answer- A treatment introduced in 2017 that modifies T
cells to attack cancer cells.
What is the role of NK cells in the immune response? - Answer- They kill tumor antigen-
expressing cells without prior activation.
What is the function of cytokines in cancer? - Answer- They amplify the innate immune
response and can stimulate coagulation.
What is the significance of the Gardasil vaccine? - Answer- It was the first vaccine
against HPV to prevent cervical cancer.
What are the three types of evolutionary pathways in cancer? - Answer- Divergent
evolution, convergent evolution, and parallel evolution.
What are tumor antigens? - Answer- Molecules that the immune system must recognize
on cancer cells before attacking them.
What is the impact of chronic inflammation on cancer? - Answer- It can enhance
malignancy and create a tumor-promoting environment.
What is cancer? - Answer- An umbrella term for diseases caused by body cells dividing
and spreading without stopping.
What percentage of Canadians will develop cancer? - Answer- Approximately 50%.
What is a carcinoma? - Answer- A Greek term referring to cancer.
What does 'oncos' refer to? - Answer- A Greek term referring to tumors; describes
oncologists.
