Oncology Hodgkin’s Disease: Review Questions Eric Jacobsen, MD Dr. Jacobsen is an instructor in medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Choose the single best answer for each question.
	1. Which of the following is associated with Hodgkin’s disease? Cytomegalovirus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) Helicobacter pylori Human herpes virus 8 Measles virus Click here to compare your answer. 2. A 26-year-old woman just completed therapy for Hodgkin’s disease with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine, followed by radiation therapy to the neck and mediastinum. All of the following are potential long-term complications of this treatment regimen EXCEPT Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) Breast cancer Hypothyroidism Melanoma Valvular heart disease Click here to compare your answer.		3. A 38-year-old man was recently diagnosed with stage II (mediastinal and supraclavicular lymph node involvement) nodular sclerosis Hodgkin’s disease. The largest lymph node measures 5 cm in diameter. He has lost 5 lb since his diagnosis 4 weeks ago. Which of the following is associated with a less favorable prognosis in this patient? Age Gender Histologic subtype (ie, nodular sclerosis) Mediastinal involvement Weight loss Click here to compare your answer. 4. All of the following are correct pairings of a chemotherapy agent with a potential side effect EXCEPT Bleomycin can induce pneumonitis Bleomycin can induce Raynaud’s phenomenon Dacarbazine can cause hemorrhagic cystitis Doxorubicin can cause cardiomyopathy Vinblastine can cause constipation Click here to compare your answer.
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