Nursing quiz

1. Which of the following is a charecteristic of benign tumors?

A. Invasive growth

B. Immature, poorly differentiated tissue

C. Presence of metastasis

D. Fully differentiated tissue

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2. Human papilloma virus is known to be associate with:

A. cervical cancer

B. lymphoma

C. hepatocellular cancer

D. gastric cancer

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3. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is used most commonly to differentiate between:

A. solid and cystic masses.

B. primary and secondary tumors.

C. stage I and II of metastasis.

D. connective and epithelial tissue cancers.

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4. Which of the following is NOT a phase in the cell cycle?

A. G1 (gap one) phase

B. S (synthesis) phase

C. G2 (gap two) phase

D. M (mitosis) phase

E. P (Proein) Phase

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5. Which of the following chemotherapeutic agent is a plant alkaloid?

A. Mitomycin

B. Vinblastine

C. Melphalan

D. Cisplatin

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6. Which of the following chemotherapeutic agent has least known mylosuppression?

A. Actinomycin D

B. Cyclophosphamide

C. Bleomycin

D. Docetaxel

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7. Which of the following is NOT a anti-metabolite group of chemotherapeutic agents?

A. 6-Mercaptopurine

B. Methotrexate

C. 5-Fluorouracil

D. Vindesine

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8. ____________ is not an antineoplastic agent, which binds to reactive metabolite of IFEX or Cytoxan without affecting antitumor activity.

A. Fluorouracil

B. Tamoxifen

C. L-Asparaginase

D. Mesna

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9. Filgrastim (Neupogen) is a:

A. synthetic antiestrogen used in the treatment of breast cancer.

B. anti-metabolite chemotherapeutic agent.

C. human recombinant granulocyte colony–stimulating factor (G-CSF)

D. nitrogen mustard.

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10. ___________ is a therapeutic agent used to promote recovery of neutrophils after chemotherapy.

A. Filgrastim

B. L-Asparaginase

C. Levamisole

D. Hydroxyurea

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11. Levamisole is used as a anticancer drug in the treatment of:

A. Breast cancer

B. Colorectal cancer

C. Hodgkin’s disease

D. Leukemia

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12. Which of the following drugs is most specific in the management of breast cancer?

A. L-Asparaginase

B. Chlorambucil

C. Tamoxifen

D. Fludarabine

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13. The nitrogen mustard with the broadest spectrum of antitumor activity in its class is:

A. Ifosfamide

B. Cyclophosphamide

C. Mechlorethamine

D. Chlorambucil

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14. Which of the following chemotherapeutic agent is a folate antagonist group of antimetabolite?

A. Thioguanine

B. Fluorouracil

C. Mercaptopurine

D. Methotrexate

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15. Which of the following is a hormonal agent used as a chemotherapy of breast cancer?

A. Tamoxifen citrate

B. Ifosfamide

C. Carmustine

D. Methotrexate

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