Cancer QUIZ 1

1. Chemotherapy is different from surgery and radiation therapy in that it does not involve
physically removing a tumor or part of it.

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2. Chemotherapy drugs can be cell cycle specific or non-specific.

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3. Nausea and vomiting occur when certain drugs stimulate an area of the brain called the
chemoreceptor trigger zone.

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4. A systemic method of cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy, is likely to be recommended

for a localized cancer.

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5. Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy is given after other therapies have destroyed the clinically
detectable cancer cells.

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6. During chemotherapy, the oncologist may change the treatment plan to achieve better
effectiveness of the chemotherapy.

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7. Chemotherapy may be given prior to surgical resection or radiation therapy to shrink the
tumor and make it easier to resect.

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8. All chemical agents of chemotherapy drugs attack cancer cells in the same way.

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9. Oral chemotherapy is the most often used method administration.

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10. Each patient reacts to chemotherapy in a unique way. Some people have very few side
effects, while others may experience more.

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