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Ch31 Test Questions & Answers Epidemiology Of Thyroid Cancer

Chapter 31. Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer

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True/False Questions

  1. More than 80% of cases of hyperthyroidism are due to autoimmune reactions.
  2. Women have 3-4 times higher rates of thyroid cancer than men.
  3. Iodine overload is associated with the development of goiter.
  4. The lack of dietary iodine remains the leading cause of preventable mental retardation in babies and small children.
  5. Iodine deficiency affects approximately two billion people worldwide and causes a high burden of disease in many developing nations.
  6. In India, 4 million people suffer from goiter and 500,000 from cretinism.
  7. Dietary iodine supplementation is a safe and effective method for the primary prevention of goiter and cretinism.
  8. Benign thyroid adenomas often undergo malignant transformation before they can be excised.
  9. Only a small percentage (less than 5%) of thyroid nodules are malignant.
  10. During 2000-2018, the annual number of incident cases of thyroid cancer detected in the world population has increased dramatically, whereas the number of deaths has changed relatively little.

Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Approximately how many people in the world population have a deficiency in iodine intake?
    1. 1 billion
    2. 2 billion
    3. 3 billion
    4. 4 billion
  2. Which of the following HLA alleles predisposes to Graves’ disease?
    1. HLA-DR3
    2. HLA-Cw4
    3. HLA-DR5
    4. a and c are both correct.
    5. a, b and c are all correct.
  3. Which of the following HLA alleles predisposes to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis?
    1. HLA-DR3
    2. HLA-Cw4
    3. HLA-DR5
    4. a and c are both correct.
    5. a, b and c are all correct.
  4. Iodine deficiency causes each of the following conditions except:
    1. simple goiter.
    2. cretinism.
    3. mental impairment.
    4. obesity.
  5. Goitrogenic agents include all of the following except:
    1. components of cassava root.
    2. isothiocyanates.
    3. isoflavones.
    4. selenium.
  6. Risk factors for follicular thyroid cancer include all of the following except:
    1. exposure to radioactive fallout.
    2. obesity.
    3. fertility drugs.
    4. dietary iodine.
  7. Mutant genes that predispose to medullary thyroid cancer include:
    1. RET.
    2. Rb.
    3. MENIN.
    4. a and c are correct.
    5. a, b and c are all correct.
  8. Five-year survival of Stage I thyroid cancer is approximately:
    1. 25%.
    2. 50%.
    3. 75%.
    4. 95%.

Essay Questions

  1. Describe the basic anatomy and function of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

  1. Discuss the global burden of thyroid cancer.

  1. Discuss the global extent of iodine deficiency and its health impact.

  1. Discuss the pathogenesis of hyperthyroidism.

Hyperthyroidism

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  1. Discuss the pathogenesis of hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism

  1. Discuss the health impact of dietary supplementation with iodine.

Food and Drug Administration

  1. Describe US trends in the incidence and mortality of thyroid cancer.

  1. Discuss the risk factors for thyroid cancer.

  1. Discuss strategies for the prevention, control and treatment of thyroid cancer.

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Chapter Number:
31
Created Date:
Aug 21, 2025
Chapter Name:
Chapter 31 Epidemiology Of Thyroid Cancer
Author:
Randall E. Harris

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