Cancer Biology Mid - I, September - 2014

1.Cancer causing agent is known as
  • Mutagen
  • Cytogen
  • Carcinogen
  • Teratogen
Answer: C
2.Cancer of epithelial cells is known as
  • Carcinoma
  • Myeloma
  • Sarcoma
  • Blastoma
Answer: A
3.One of the following is characteristic feature of cancer cell
  • They are mortal
  • They are well differentiated
  • They show uncontrolled cell division
  • They are bigger in size
Answer: C
4.Retinoblastoma is cancer of
  • Muscle
  • Nerve
  • Skin
  • Eye
Answer: D
5.The virus responsible for carcinoma is
  • adeno virus
  • Papillomavirus
  • Epstein Barr Virus
  • Hepatitis virus
Answer: B
6.Hepatitis B Virus is responsible for cancer of
  • Eye
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Brain
Answer: B
7.Which of the following is used to treat thyroid cancer
  • C 14
  • RA 240
  • I 131
  • U238
Answer: C
8.Movement of cancer cells in to other parts of the body is referred as
  • Diapedisis
  • Metastasis
  • Mesostasis
  • Proliferation
Answer: B
9.One of the following is used to diagnose Breast cancer
  • Pap test
  • tan test
  • Mammography
  • CT Scan
Answer: C
10.Burkitts lymphoma is caused by translocation of the following chromosomes
  • 18 and 12
  • 9 and 21
  • 8 and 14
  • 5 and 6
Answer: C
11.The process of formation of blood vessels within tumor is termed as __________________
Answer: Angiogenesis
12.Use of chemicals for cancer therapy is called ____________________
Answer: Chemotherapy
13.__________________genes are responsible for normal cellular processes.
Answer: Proto-oncogenes
14.Cancer cells which do not invade other tissues are ___________________
Answer: Benign
15.Genes which suppress cancer are called _________________
Answer: Tumor suppressor genes
16.Rasfamily protein bind with ______________________
Answer: Guanine
17.P 53 is _______________________
Answer: Transcriptional factor
18.Protein kinases cause ________________ phosphorylation.
Answer: Tyrosine
19.Cancer of embryonic tissue is referred as ___________________
Answer: Blastoma
20.Close or internal radiation therapy iscalled as _______________
Answer: Brachytherapy