___________________________________________________________________________ Colorectal Cancer
F inal E xam
COLORECTAL CANCER Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 122, or complete your test online at BOOK.CME.EDU. A passing grade of at least 70% must be achieved in order to receive credit for this course.
31. The incidence of colorectal cancer over the past decade is best described as A) stable.
36. Which of the following statements regarding obesity and risk of colorectal cancer is FALSE? A) Obesity may have highest impact in early-stage colorectal cancer development. B) In obese persons, risk of colorectal cancer may be higher in men than in women. C) There may be a shared genetic basis for colorectal cancer and metabolic disorders. D) Risk of developing a second non-colorectal cancer is similar in obese versus non-obese colorectal cancer survivors. 37. Which of the following statements regarding colorectal cancer risk is TRUE? A) High intake of dietary fiber is consistently and strongly linked with lower colorectal cancer risk. B) Physical activity is consistently and strongly linked with recurrent colorectal cancer risk reduction. C) High intake of dietary fruit and vegetables are consistently and strongly linked with lower colorectal cancer risk. D) High intake of dietary red meat and fatty foods is consistently and strongly linked with greater colorectal cancer risk. 38. Suppression of colorectal cancer tumors high in immune cell expression is associated with higher plasma levels of A) folate. B) calcium.
B) increasing. C) decreasing. D) no clear pattern.
32. In the United States, the racial group with greatest colorectal cancer incidence and mortality is A) Whites. B) Hispanics.
C) Black/African Americans. D) Asian/Pacific Islanders.
33. Which of the following statements regarding race, gender, and colorectal cancer risk is TRUE? A) Women have higher risk than men. B) Men have higher risk than women. C) African American women have higher risk than African American men. D) Men and women have comparable colorectal cancer risk in racial/ethnic groups. 34. Duration of survival with colorectal cancer has greatest association with A) age at diagnosis. B) patient comorbidity.
C) cancer stage at diagnosis. D) colorectal cancer genotype.
35. The dominant overall risk factor for colorectal cancer is A) obesity. B) smoking. C) increasing age. D) inflammatory bowel disease.
C) vitamin E. D) vitamin D.
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