Which tissue is affected by carcinoma?
(a) Lungs
(b) Bone
(c) Muscle
(d) Red blood cell
Which of the following is not an oncogenic virus?
(a) Myxovirus
(b) Rubella virus
(c) S.V-40
(d) Polyoma virus
In radiotherapy, X-rays are used to
(a) Detect a heart tumor
(b) Treatment by controlled exposure
Which compound found in tomatoes is believed to have potential cancer-fighting properties?
(a) Vitamin C
(b) Lycopene
(c) Calcium
(d) Fiber
Cancer of the stomach, liver, and lungs is known as
(a) Sarcoma
(b) Carcinoma
(c) Leukemia
(d) Myeloma
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Who is credited for showing that “Viruses are the cause of cancer”?
(a) Mendel
(b) Khorana
(c) Swaminathan
(d) Dulbecco
Which of the following is the other name of blood cancer?
(a) Leukaemia
(b) Leucoderma
(c) Leucocytosis
About 85% of cancers are
(a) Carcinomas
(b) Sarcomas
(c) Lymphomas
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The presence of cancer in the body can be diagnosed by
(a) X-ray
(b) Biopsy
(c) Microscopic examination of body fluid
(d) All of these
Identify the carcinogen:
(a) Sugar
(b) Sodium chloride
(c) Tobacco
(d) Milk
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Cancer cells are more easily damaged by radiation than normal cells because they
(a) Are undergoing rapid division
(b) Are starved by nutrition
(c) Are different in structure
Which of the following is not a carcinogen?
(a) DDT
(b) Afletoxin
(c) Saccharine
(d) Glucose
Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer?
(a) Carbon monoxide
(b) Oxides of nitrogen
(c) Polyclinic hydrocarbons
(d) Lead
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Which of the following is a type of cancer?
(a) Emphysema
(b) Leukaemia
(c) Thrombosis
(d) Angina pectoris
Lung cancer is caused by
(a) Asbestos
(b) Cement factory
(c) Bauxite mining
(d) Calcium fluoride
Adenoma is a cancer of the
(a) Glands
(b) Skin
(c) Muscle tissue
(d) Lymphatic tissue
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What leads to cancer?
(a) pre-existing environmental pollutants
(b) artificial additions to the environment
(c) tasty and good-looking things
(d) modern medicines
In cancer cells
(a) Meiosis takes place
(b) Mitosis takes place
(c) Sometimes meiosis and sometimes mitosis take place
(d) Cell division stops
Cells obtained from cancerous tumors are known as
(a) Hybridomas
(b) Myelomas
(c) Lymphocyte
(d) Monoclonal cells
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Malignant skin cancer cells are mixed with normal kidney cells, and then in the culture
(a) Kidney cells will form a separate group, and skin cells will form a separate group.
(b) Kidney cells and skin cells together form one aggregate
(c) Kidney cells are transformed into skin cells
(d) Skin cells are transformed into kidney cells
Which is not cancer?
(a) Leukaemia
(b) Glaucoma
(c) Carcinoma
(d) Sarcoma
