Understanding Cancer
This 20-question multiple choice quiz covers key concepts about cancer, including how it develops at the cellular level, different types and terminology, mutations that contribute to cancer, treatments and therapies, and factors that influence cancer risk.
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Topics of this game:
- What is the main reason cancer is increasingly prevalent in modern society?
- How many mutations are typically needed for a cancer cell lineage to become malignant?
- Which of these is NOT one of the "Big Four" mutations commonly seen in cancers?
- An osteosarcoma is which type of cancer?
- What does the "T" stand for in TNM cancer staging?
- Which mutation helps cancer cells continue to divide without shortening chromosomes?
- Why are blood vessel mutations important for cancer cells?
- Is a single mutation enough for a cell to become malignant?
- Does p53 try to fix DNA damage before initiating apoptosis?
- Which cells are involved in initiating apoptosis?
- What term describes a gene that normally restrains cell division?
- Can a benign tumor eventually turn malignant?
- Is every mutation that contributes to cancer an oncogene?
- Does cancer only arise from inherited genetic mutations?
- Can cancers that don't metastasize still be dangerous?
- If a surgeon removes all cancer cells during surgery, will the patient's risk reset to normal levels?
- Exposure to which of these raises future cancer risk the most?
- What aspect of cancer makes it particularly difficult to cure?
- Which would NOT be an appropriate cancer therapy target?
- Who is most likely to develop cancer at a younger age?
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