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Pathophysiology Practice Test: Cancer in Children
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Childhood cancer is rare, but it can happen. The most common types of cancer in children are leukemias, brain cancers, lymphomas, and solid tumors. The average age at diagnosis is 10 overall, 6 years old for children, and 17 years old for adolescents.

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Pathophysiology Practice Test: Cancer in Children
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1. The most common type of tissue cancer occurring between ages 15 and 19 is:
2. Which characterizes an embryonic cancer tumor?
3. A 16-year-old with aspirations of becoming a bodybuilder spends 3 hours a day in the gym. Five years later a hepatocellular carcinoma is discovered. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the cancer?
4. What is the origin of most childhood cancers?
5. A 3-year-old female was diagnosed with Wilms tumor. This disease is a tumor of the:
6. The nurse explains to a parent that young children diagnosed with Down syndrome are at higher risk for developing:
7. A nurse is preparing to teach the most common malignancy in children. Which malignancy should the nurse discuss?
8. What event occurs in about 70% of the cases of childhood cancers?
9. When an aide asks why carcinomas rarely occur in childhood, how should the nurse respond? (select all that apply)
10. A 40-year-old female developed adenocarcinoma of the vagina. Which prenatal event is the most likely cause of her cancer?

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