Jeopardy Testing 1, 2, 3 She Has The Cancer Radiation or Chemo? True or False Genetics Terms 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500
A non-invasive diagnostic technique used to produce cross-sectional images of the inside of the body
CT scan A 100
Use of magnets to produce detailed images of the body’s soft tissues
MRI A 200
Test involving removal of a small sample of tissue from the body where cancer is suspected
Biopsy A 300
A form of electromagnetic radiation that is sent through the body in the form of photons
X-rays A 400
A nuclear imaging test that produces two dimensional images of the body with the use of radionuclide tracers A 500
Bone scan A 500
This general type of cancer may be a combination of genetic and non-genetic factors
Familial cancer B 100
Smoking is known to increase the risk of developing lung cancer Smoking is known to increase the risk of developing lung cancer. This an example of which type of risk factor? B 200
Behavioral B 200
Prostate cancer is rare before the age of 40, but the chance of having prostate cancer rises rapidly after the age of 50. This is an example of which type of risk factor? B 300
Biological B 300
This type of virus is known to cause liver infections that can develop into liver cancer B 400
Hepatitis B 400
A group of genes that cause normal cells to become cancerous when they are mutated
Proto-oncogenes B 500
Widespread side effects
Chemotherapy C 100
Inserted directly into the bloodstream
Chemotherapy C 200
Treatments can be internal or external
Radiation C 300
DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400
A local treatment C 400
Radiation C 400
A beam of high-energy rays that destroy or slow the growth of cancer cells
Radiation C 500
Gene expression patterns between cancerous and healthy cells can be compared using
DNA microarray technology
The lower the gene expression ratio, the higher or lower the gene is connected to tumor formation?
Lower D 200
These two genes are, when mutated, oncogenes for breast cancer
BRCA1 & BRCA2 D 300
This a generic term for genes responsible for preventing cancer D 400
Tumor suppressor genes D 400
The field of __________ investigates how genetic variations correlate with responses to specific medications and strives to develop medical treatments tailored to the individual. D 500
Pharmocogenetics D 500
An ordered sequence of events in the life of a cell from origin to division
Cell Cycle E 100
Programmed cell death E 200
Apoptosis E 200
A clinical trial in which the researchers know who is assigned to the control group and the treatment group, but the subjects do not E 300
Single-blind trial E 300
This type of therapy is used to help patients manage their pain by controlling certain internal body processes that normally occur involuntarily E 400
Biofeedback therapy E 400
Use of nanotechnology as a medical intervention
Nanomedicine E 500
Routine cancer screenings can prevent certain types of cancer or can increase the chance that cancer is detected at an early stage when treatment is more effective F 100
True F 100
Viruses insert their DNA or RNA into a host cell, causing the host cell’s genes to mutate which can sometimes cause the cell to become cancerous F 200
True F 200
Environmental risk factors are toxins found in your surrounding environment that increase your cancer risk, such as radon and asbestos F 300
True F 300
Skin cancer is the least common type of cancer in the US
False F 400
The job of an occupational therapist is to build muscle strength and motor skills
False F 500
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