McCance Patho Chapter 13 -
Epidemiology of Cancer Test Bank
Questions and Actual Answers.
In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare professional
teach is related to high morbidity of
cancer of the colon, uterus, and kidney?
a. Women older than 45 years of age
b. Women who have never had children
c. Women who have a high body mass index
d. Woman who have smoked for more than 10 years - Answer ANS: C
A recent hypothesis states that the observed increased incidence of such cancers as breast,
endometrium, colon, liver, kidney, and
adenomas of the esophagus may be associated with obesity. No current research supports the
remaining options.
Which substance has been shown to increase the risk of cancer when used in combination with
tobacco smoking?
a. Alcohol
b. Steroids
c. Antihistamines
d. Antidepressants - Answer ANS: A
Alcohol interacts with smoke, increasing the risk of malignant tumors, possibly by acting as a
solvent for the carcinogenic
chemicals in smoke products. No current research supports steroids, antihistamines, or
antidepressants as having an increased effect
on the incidence of cancer when used in combination with tobacco smoking.
Which cancers pose the highest risk for radiologists?
a. Thyroid
b. Breast
c. Leukemia
d. Brain - Answer ANS: C
, a. Syphilis
b. Gonorrhea
c. Human papillomavirus
d. Pelvic inflammatory disease - Answer ANS: C
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United
States. High-risk, or oncogenic, HPVs
can cause cancer. A persistence of infection with high-risk HPV is a prerequisite for the
development of cervical intraepithelial
neoplasia (CIN) lesions and invasive cervical cancers. No research supports such a link between
syphilis, gonorrhea, or pelvic
Research has supported that alcohol consumption has a convincing impact on increasing the
risk of which cancer?
a. Lung
b. Breast
c. Pharynx
d. Pancreas - Answer ANS: C
Research had shown that alcohol consumption has a convincing positive impact on the risk of
developing pharynx cancer. No
research supports such a connection with the remaining options.
A healthcare professional advises patients to exercise because it has a probable impact on
reducing which cancer?
a. Liver
b. Endometrial
c. Stomach
d. Colon - Answer ANS: D
The expert panel report on exercise of the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for
Cancer Research found a
convincing impact of exercise on risk of colon cancer.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines grade 1 (overweight) as which BMI range?
a. 18.5 to 24.9
Epidemiology of Cancer Test Bank
Questions and Actual Answers.
In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare professional
teach is related to high morbidity of
cancer of the colon, uterus, and kidney?
a. Women older than 45 years of age
b. Women who have never had children
c. Women who have a high body mass index
d. Woman who have smoked for more than 10 years - Answer ANS: C
A recent hypothesis states that the observed increased incidence of such cancers as breast,
endometrium, colon, liver, kidney, and
adenomas of the esophagus may be associated with obesity. No current research supports the
remaining options.
Which substance has been shown to increase the risk of cancer when used in combination with
tobacco smoking?
a. Alcohol
b. Steroids
c. Antihistamines
d. Antidepressants - Answer ANS: A
Alcohol interacts with smoke, increasing the risk of malignant tumors, possibly by acting as a
solvent for the carcinogenic
chemicals in smoke products. No current research supports steroids, antihistamines, or
antidepressants as having an increased effect
on the incidence of cancer when used in combination with tobacco smoking.
Which cancers pose the highest risk for radiologists?
a. Thyroid
b. Breast
c. Leukemia
d. Brain - Answer ANS: C
, a. Syphilis
b. Gonorrhea
c. Human papillomavirus
d. Pelvic inflammatory disease - Answer ANS: C
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United
States. High-risk, or oncogenic, HPVs
can cause cancer. A persistence of infection with high-risk HPV is a prerequisite for the
development of cervical intraepithelial
neoplasia (CIN) lesions and invasive cervical cancers. No research supports such a link between
syphilis, gonorrhea, or pelvic
Research has supported that alcohol consumption has a convincing impact on increasing the
risk of which cancer?
a. Lung
b. Breast
c. Pharynx
d. Pancreas - Answer ANS: C
Research had shown that alcohol consumption has a convincing positive impact on the risk of
developing pharynx cancer. No
research supports such a connection with the remaining options.
A healthcare professional advises patients to exercise because it has a probable impact on
reducing which cancer?
a. Liver
b. Endometrial
c. Stomach
d. Colon - Answer ANS: D
The expert panel report on exercise of the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for
Cancer Research found a
convincing impact of exercise on risk of colon cancer.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines grade 1 (overweight) as which BMI range?
a. 18.5 to 24.9
