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HOSA NUTRITION- MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (CANCER) EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HOSA NUTRITION- MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (CANCER) EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HOSA NUTRITION- MEDICAL NUTRITIONTHERAPY (CANCER) EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Cancer is the - Answer-Second leading cause of death in the United States
Neoplasm - Answer-Abnormal growth of new tissue
Neoplasia - Answer-Abnormal development of cells
Malignant - Answer-Life-threatening
Metastasize - Answer-Spread of cancer from one organ to another
Because of cancer is - Answer-Not known but it is thought to be hereditary viruses
environmental carcinogens it may be emotional stress may contribute to it
Cancel it's not - Answer-Merited but some family seem to have a genetic predisposition
for it
Carcinogens - Answer-Cancer causing substances such as x-rays or nuclear waste
There are four main types of cancer which are - Answer-Carcinomas sarcomas
lymphomas leukemias
Carcinomas involve - Answer-The epithelial cells these includes the outer layer of the
skin membrane line in digestive tract bladder wall any doctor tube that goes through
organs in the body
Sarcoma is a cancer of the soft tissues in the body such as - Answer-Muscle fat
nervous tendons blood lymph valves
Sarcoma can also occur - Answer-In the bone rather than the soft tissue and primarily in
the legs
Lymphoma is already cancer of the - Answer-Lymphatic tissue these includes the lymph
nodes bone marrow Splaine in thymus gland
Leukemias develop from - Answer-White blood cells and also affect the bone marrow
and spleen
Skin cancer is becoming - Answer-More prevalent
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