NCLEX Review: Oncology Questions Part 2 Answers and Rationale

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1.    Answer D. Men can develop breast cancer, although they seldom do. The most reliable method for detecting breast cancer is monthly self-examination, not mammography. Lung cancer causes more deaths than breast cancer in women of all ages. A mastectomy may not be required if the tumor is small, confined, and in an early [...]

NCLEX Review: Oncology Questions Part 2

1.    Nina, an oncology nurse educator is speaking to a women’s group about breast cancer. Questions and comments from the audience reveal a misunderstanding of some aspects of the disease. Various members of the audience have made all of the following statements. Which one is accurate? a.    Mammography is the most reliable method [...]

NCLEX Review: Oncology Questions Part 1 Answers and Rationale

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1.Answer D. Dysplasia refers to an alteration in the size, shape, and organization of differentiated cells. The presence of completely undifferentiated tumor cells that don’t resemble cells of the tissues of their origin is called anaplasia. An increase in the number of normal cells in a normal arrangement in a tissue or an organ [...]

NCLEX Review: Oncology Questions Part 1

1.    A male client has an abnormal result on a Papanicolaou test. After admitting, he read his chart while the nurse was out of the room, the client asks what dysplasia means. Which definition should the nurse provide?
a.    Presence of completely undifferentiated tumor cells that don’t resemble cells of the tissues of their origin
b.    Increase [...]