ETX 010 Midterm Study Guide Questions and
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Which of the following are Exposure to benzo[a]pyrene from cigarette smoke or
examples of how soot
mutations to DNA can Mutations just happen
occur? You can choose
more than one.
What is cancer? Pick the Abnormal cells dividing without control
two best options. Abnormal cells invading other tissues
Sustaining proliferative signaling
Which of the following are
Resisting cell death
hallmarks of Cancer? You
Evading growth suppressors
can choose more than
Activating invasion and metastasis
one.
Inducing aberrant angiogenesis
Why is the phenomenon Blood vessels provide a route for tumor cell
of blood vessels going metastasis
into a mass of abnormal Blood vessels provide oxygen to the tumor cell mass
cells 'beneficial' from the Blood vessels provide food/nutrients to the tumor cell
perspective of a cancer? mass
You can choose more
than one.
, Think back to class 2 Biological plausibility
causation while reflecting
on how you just learned
that benzo[a]pyrene
causes lung cancer
because a
benzo[a]pyrene
metabolite binds and
mutates DNA. Choose the
Hill's causal consideration
that best describes this
information.
You are an oncologist, a Have you worked in the chimneys of homes?
doctor that treats people Have you ever smoked or otherwise used tobacco?
with cancer. You work in a Have you worked on remodeling older homes?
clinic that treats people Have you worked in shipyards?
who get sick on the job,
presumably related to
their occupations. Mr. Xin
comes to see you and
after some careful
investigations you
discover Mr. Xin has lung
cancer. You ask him about
his life history with the
hopes of revealing a
cause of his lung cancer.
Choose the best
question(s) to ask Mr. Xin
based on what you know
about lung cancer risk
factors.
Not all carcinogens are True
mutagens.
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Terms in this set (84)
Which of the following are Exposure to benzo[a]pyrene from cigarette smoke or
examples of how soot
mutations to DNA can Mutations just happen
occur? You can choose
more than one.
What is cancer? Pick the Abnormal cells dividing without control
two best options. Abnormal cells invading other tissues
Sustaining proliferative signaling
Which of the following are
Resisting cell death
hallmarks of Cancer? You
Evading growth suppressors
can choose more than
Activating invasion and metastasis
one.
Inducing aberrant angiogenesis
Why is the phenomenon Blood vessels provide a route for tumor cell
of blood vessels going metastasis
into a mass of abnormal Blood vessels provide oxygen to the tumor cell mass
cells 'beneficial' from the Blood vessels provide food/nutrients to the tumor cell
perspective of a cancer? mass
You can choose more
than one.
, Think back to class 2 Biological plausibility
causation while reflecting
on how you just learned
that benzo[a]pyrene
causes lung cancer
because a
benzo[a]pyrene
metabolite binds and
mutates DNA. Choose the
Hill's causal consideration
that best describes this
information.
You are an oncologist, a Have you worked in the chimneys of homes?
doctor that treats people Have you ever smoked or otherwise used tobacco?
with cancer. You work in a Have you worked on remodeling older homes?
clinic that treats people Have you worked in shipyards?
who get sick on the job,
presumably related to
their occupations. Mr. Xin
comes to see you and
after some careful
investigations you
discover Mr. Xin has lung
cancer. You ask him about
his life history with the
hopes of revealing a
cause of his lung cancer.
Choose the best
question(s) to ask Mr. Xin
based on what you know
about lung cancer risk
factors.
Not all carcinogens are True
mutagens.
