When there are no symptoms or other evidence of previously diagnosed disease, a cancer patient is said to
A. have metastasis.
B. be in remission.
C. be in an immune state.
D. have a benign tumor.
B. be in remission.
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amastia : _______ of breast tissue, although areola and nipple are present
Fill in the missing word in the definition for the key term.
A defect in which of the following proteins blocks B-cell development at the pre-B-cell stage, resulting in almost no circulating antibodies in individuals with this defect?
a. IL-7 receptor b. terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase (TdT) c. Pax-5 d. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) e. CD19.
Which of the following individuals is most clearly in need of diagnostic testing for lung cancer?
A) A client who has required hospitalization with a fever and the production of copious lung secretions B) A client with a history of secondary tuberculosis who failed to complete his prescribed course of antibiotics C) A woman who complains of recurrent lower respiratory infections and who has sought care for increasing shortness of breath D) A man who demonstrates wasting of the pelvic and shoulder muscles combined with signs of hypercalcemia
The term duodenal refers to what part of the intestine?
A) first part of small intestine B) second part of small intestine C) third part of small intestine D) large intestine