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Multiple choice cancer - causes, signs and diagnosis human health and diseases zoology

Treatment of cancerous growths and tumours with radioactive substances is

  1. Radiology

  2. Radiotherapy

  3. Nuclear medicine

  4. Both B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumours. At low doses, radiation is used in x-rays to see inside your body, as with x-rays of your teeth or broken bones.
  • Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose and determine the severity of or treat a variety of diseases, including many types of cancers, heart disease, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurological disorders and other abnormalities within the body.
  • Radiology is a medical speciality that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.

So, the correct answer is 'Both B and C'.


Multiple choice cancer - causes, signs and diagnosis human health and diseases zoology

Treatment for cancer involves

  1. Surgery

  2. Radiation

  3. Chemotherapy

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

There are different types of treatment for cancer. They are:

  • Surgery: Surgery can be used to diagnose, treat or even help prevent cancer in some cases.
  • Radiation therapy uses high-energy particles or waves to destroy or damage cancer cells.
  • Chemotherapy is the use of the medicines or drugs to treat cancer.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice cancer - causes, signs and diagnosis human health and diseases zoology

A plant known as 'Sadabahar' is known to produce an anti-cancer drug known as

  1. Taxol

  2. Vincristine

  3. Colchicine

  4. Cyclosporin-A
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sadabahar - Vinca plant is now well known in modern medicine.

Vincristine and Vinblastine are extracted from these plants which are used in cancer treatment.

Hence the correct option is 'Vincristine'

Multiple choice cancer - causes, signs and diagnosis human health and diseases zoology

Treatment of cancer by X-rays or Gamma rays is 

  1. Radiotherapy

  2. Chemotherapy

  3. Surgery

  4. Immunotherapy

  5. Hormone therapy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Radiotherapy is the use of electromagnetic radiations such as X-rays, gamma rays, electron beams or protons to kill or damage cancer cells to stop/slow them from growing or multiplying.
  • Radiotherapy can take place before, during or after treatment or in conjugation with other treatments such as chemotherapy treatment.
  • Hence Treatment of cancer by X-rays or Gamma rays is Radiotherapy.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Radiotherapy'.
Multiple choice cancer - causes, signs and diagnosis human health and diseases zoology

Which plant is used in making of medicine for treatment of cancer?

  1. Rosa rubiginosa

  2. Madagascar periwinkle

  3. Lillium candium

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) is the source of vincristine and vinblastine, which are potent anticancer drugs.

Multiple choice cancer - causes, signs and diagnosis human health and diseases zoology

How is turmeric good for treatment of cancerous tumours?

  1. Presence of curcumin

  2. Presence of cumin

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Curcumin, a substance found in the spice turmeric, has long been used in Asian medicine to treat a variety of maladies. Now some research suggests that curcumin may help prevent or treat cancer. Curcumin is thought to have antioxidant properties, which means it may decrease swelling and inflammation.

So, the correct answer is 'Presence of curcumin'.

Multiple choice cancer - causes, signs and diagnosis human health and diseases zoology

Which of the following will be curable in the next two decades?

  1. Cancer

  2. Poliomyelitis

  3. Tuberculosis

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Polio and tuberculosis are already having vaccines as polio vaccine and BCG respectively.
Some cancers can be curable in the next two decades.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.