Diagnosis of Cancer and Treatment

Q.

Radio Cobalt is used in the treatment of ___________________ .

Q. Cancer detection in case of leukemias is carried out with techniques like biopsy, histopathological tests, blood tests and bone marrow tests. How cancer or tumors can be detected in the internal organs ?

Q. Regarding assertion and reason, choose the correct option.
Assertion [A]: Interferon alpha helps in treatment of cancer indirectly.
Reason [R]: Interferons alpha is a biological response modifier.

1. Both A and R are true and R explains A
2. Both A and R are true R does not explain A
3. A is true and R is false
4. Both A and R are false

Q. The treatment that uses a person’s immune system to fight cancer is .

1. immunotherapy
2. chemotherapy
3. radiation therapy
4. gene therapy

Q. Tumor cells have been shown to avoid detection and destruction by the immune system. Therefore, the patients are given certain substances called biological response modifiers (BRM) which activates their immune system and helps in destroying the tumor. Identify the BRM:

1. Alpha lactalbumin
2. Alpha interferon
3. Alpha-1 antitrypsin
4. Gamma globulin