There will now be five questions. For each question, there are five statements. You have to indicate whether each of the five statements is true or false. When you are happy with your answers, you then need to click on the Question Complete button to continue.

The questions in this activity are self-assessment questions so if you get an answer wrong, you can have another go or see the answer.




Please indicate whether you think each statement is true or false.
When you are happy with your answers, click on the Question Complete button.

Q1 of 5. Guidelines for the safe use of chemotherapy should include:
a) Only clinicians experienced in the use of chemotherapy should prescribe.
b) All staff involved should be appropriately trained and certificated.
c) All documentation should be computer generated.
d) Patients should be educated about their treatment.
e) Chemotherapeutic agents should be prepared, handled and disposed of safely.
Q2 of 5. Common side effects of chemotherapeutic agents include:
a) Myelosuppression.
b) Nephrotoxicity.
c) Nausea and vomiting.
d) Cardiotoxicity.
e) Alopecia.
Q3 of 5. Cytotoxic antibiotics include:
a) Doxorubicin.
b) Methotrexate.
c) Daunorubicin.
d) Mitoxantrone/Mitozantrone.
e) Chlorambucil.
Q4 of 5. Cell cycle specific agents include:
a) Cytarabine.
b) Cyclophosphamide.
c) Vincristine.
d) Docetaxel.
e) Busulfan.
Q5 of 5. The criteria for combination chemotherapy treatment include:
a) The chemotherapeutic agents have different mechanisms of action.
b) Side effects should be additive.
c) Administration in cycles to ensure lysis of proliferating and resting cells.
d) Reducing the cancer cell population to zero.
e) The chemotherapeutic agents should produce synergy.
You have indicated True/False correctly for of the statements.
Have another go or click on the Show Answer button.
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You indicated True/False correctly for all five statements.
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