Quiz: What Is Cancer of Unknown Primary?

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1. Q1.What does 'cancer of unknown primary' mean?

   AA cancer that is not really cancerBCancer that has spread but whose starting point cannot be foundCA cancer that only children getDA cancer that never spreads

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2. Q2.Why might the original tumor be hidden?

   AIt may be too small to show up on scansBIt was never a real tumorCIt is always in the same organDDoctors did not look for it

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3. Q3.What term describes the place where a cancer first started?

   AThe endpointBThe remission siteCThe primary siteDThe washout

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4. Q4.How do doctors search for clues about the origin?

   ABy asking the patient to guessBBy examining the cancer cells with specialized tissue and gene-based testsCBy ignoring the cells entirelyDBy only using a family history form

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5. Q5.When the origin cannot be confirmed, how is treatment chosen?

   ABased on what the cells look like, where the cancer is found, and test cluesBBased only on the patient's ageCBy flipping a coinDBy always treating it as lung cancer

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