SEER Training Modules
11/27/12 - The NCI is working on updating materials.

Quiz: Introduction to Leukemia

Leukemic cells look different than normal cells and do not function properly.
True False
In both men and women, leukemia incidence is highest among Asians, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans, and lowest among whites.
True False
Blasts are immature blood cells that cannot carry out the normal function of mature cells.
True False
When leukemia develops, the body produces fewer blood cells than the body needs.
True False
In acute leukemia, blasts are relatively more mature and they can carry out some normal functions.
True False
When leukemia affects myeloid cells, it is called lymphocytic leukemia.
True False
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of leukemia in young children and it never affects adults.
True False
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is sometimes called acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL).
True False
HTLV-1 (Human T-cell Leukemia Lymphoma Virus) is more common in the United States than other countries.
True False
Unlike some cancers, such as lung cancer and esophageal cancer, leukemias have nothing to do with smoking.
True False