Q. 1
When giving health education to a group of skin cancer patients, which of the following statements would the nurse exclude in the education?
- a. Encouraging the patients to apply sun-screen lotion during outdoor activities
- b. Encouraging the patients to look for any lesions in the body
- c. Encouraging the patients to wear sun-glasses during outdoor activities
- d. Encouraging the patients to avoid sun exposure after 3 pm
- e. Encouraging the patients to wear a hat
- Answer: A
Q. 2
When endo-tracheal tube is removed in a patient after radical neck dissection, which of the following signs in the patient should the nurse report to the physician?
- a. Respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute
- b. Occasional pink sputum
- c. Occasional cough
- d. Occasional sputum
- e. Stridor
- Answer: A
Q. 3
Which one of the following factors is not a contributor to skin cancer?
- a. Multiple nevi
- b. Repeated exposure to x-rays
- c. Scars from diseases and burns
- d. Exposure to coal for prolonged years
- e. Residing in a decreased elevation
- Answer: A
Q. 4
In which stage of liver cancer does metastasis occur?
- a. Stage 1
- b. Stage 2
- c. Stage 3
- d. Stage 4
- e. Stage 5
- Answer: A
Q. 5
Which one of the following cancers affects the lymphatic system?
- a. Acute leukemia
- b. Lymphoma
- c. Myeloma
- d. Chronic leukemia
- e. Chronic myeloma
- Answer: A
Q. 6
Which of the following stages of stomach cancer is limited to the inner lining of stomach?
- a. Stage 0
- b. Stage I
- c. Stage II
- d. Stage III
- e. Stage IV
- Answer: A
Q. 7
Which of the following forms of liver cancer starts in the blood vessels of the liver?
- a. Sarcoma
- b. Cholangiocarcinoma
- c. Hemangiosarcoma
- d. Lymphoma
- e. Hepatoblastoma
- Answer: A
Q. 8
Which of the following therapies of lung cancer uses the agent porphyrin?
- a. Photodynamic therapy
- b. Prophylactic brain radiation
- c. Brachytherapy
- d. Chemotherapy
- e. Radiofrequency ablation
- Answer: A
Q. 9
Which of the following psychiatric conditions is associated with pancreatic cancer?
- a. Mania
- b. Depression
- c. Schizophrenia
- d. Obsession
- e. Schizoid personality
- Answer: A
Q. 10
Which of the following is not a cause for esophageal cancer?
- a. Alcohol addiction
- b. Corrosive injury
- c. Achalasia
- d. GERD
- e. Drinking cool drinks
- Answer: A
Q. 11
In which stage of Hodgkin???s lymphoma does spleen get affected?
- a. Stage I
- b. Stage II
- c. Stage III
- d. Stage IV
- e. Stage V
- Answer: A
Q. 12
Which one of the following signs or symptoms is absent in renal cell carcinoma?
- a. Hematuria
- b. Malaise
- c. Erythrocytosis
- d. Hypertension
- e. Occasional fever
- Answer: A
Q. 13
Which one of the following is not a risk factor for breast cancer?
- a. Lobular carcinoma in situ
- b. Typical hyperplasia
- c. Genetical pre-disposition
- d. Obesity
- e. Smoking tobacco
- Answer: A
Q. 14
In which stage of ovarian cancer does liver get affected?
- a. Stage I
- b. Stage II
- c. Stage III
- d. Stage IV
- e. Stage V
- Answer: A
Q. 15
Which one of the following cancers is dur to the mutation of BRCA 1?
- a. Liver cancer
- b. Testicular cancer
- c. Gall bladder cancer
- d. Bile-duct cancer
- e. Melanoma
- Answer: A