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iveyjurea

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What statement related to clinical trials developed for pediatric cancers is most accurate?
 
  a. Are accessible only in major pediatric centers
  b. Do not require consent for standard therapy
  c. Provide the best available therapy compared with an expected improvement
  d. Are standardized to provide the same treatment to all children with the disease

Question 2

As part of the diagnostic evaluation of a child with cancer, biopsies are important for staging. What statement explains what staging means?
 
  a. Extent of the disease at the time of diagnosis
  b. Rate normal cells are being replaced by cancer cells
  c. Biologic characteristics of the tumor or lymph nodes
  d. Abnormal, unrestricted growth of cancer cells producing organ damage



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Most clinical trials have a control group in which the patients receive the best available therapy currently known. The experimental group(s) receives treatment that is thought to be even better. The protocol outlines the therapy plan. Protocols are developed for many pediatric cancers. They can be accessed by pediatric oncologists throughout the United States. Consent is always required in treatment of children, especially for research protocols. The protocol is designed to optimize therapy for children based on disease type and stage.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Staging is a description of the extent of the disease at the time of diagnosis. Staging criteria exist for most tumors. The stage usually relates directly to the prognosis; the higher the stage, the poorer the prognosis. The rate that normal cells are being replaced by cancer cells is not a definition of staging. Classification of the tumor refers to the biologic characteristics of the tumor or lymph nodes. Abnormal, unrestricted growth of cancer cells producing organ damage describes how cancer cells grow and can cause damage to an organ.




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