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Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing 11th Edition Test Bank
The Child with Cancer

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Question 1 of 5

What childhood cancer may demonstrate patterns of inheritance that suggest a familial basis?

A. Leukemia

B. Retinoblastoma

C. Rhabdomyosarcoma

D. Osteogenic sarcoma

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Question 2 of 5

As part of the diagnostic evaluation of a child with cancer, biopsies are important for staging. What statement explains what staging means?

A. Extent of the disease at the time of diagnosis

B. Rate normal cells are being replaced by cancer cells

C. Biologic characteristics of the tumor or lymph nodes

D. Abnormal, unrestricted growth of cancer cells producing organ damage

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Question 3 of 5

What statement related to clinical trials developed for pediatric cancers is most accurate?

A. Are accessible only in major pediatric centers

B. Do not require consent for standard therapy

C. Provide the best available therapy compared with an expected improvement

D. Are standardized to provide the same treatment to all children with the disease

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Question 4 of 5

Chemotherapeutic agents are classified according to what feature?

A. Side effects

B. Effectiveness

C. Mechanism of action

D. Route of administration

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Question 5 of 5

What type of chemotherapeutic agent alters the function of cells by replacing a hydrogen atom of a molecule?

A. Plant alkaloids

B. Antimetabolites

C. Alkylating agents

D. Antitumor antibiotics

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