Module 8 Assessment

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1. Which statement below best describes Functional Medicine/the Functional Model of health?

1. A comprehensive nutritional programme to help support chronic disease

2. A patient centered, systems biology based, complementary approach to chronic disease management based on the identification of antecedents, triggers and mediators

3. An ‘alternative’ (rather than ‘complementary’) approach to treating chronic disease

4. A ‘one size fits all’ model for the treatment of chronic disease

2. Which statement below is NOT true:

1. Genes, not the environment, are the key determinant/driver of chronic disease

2. How certain food choices affect an individual is unique to them

3. A food ‘sensitivity’ and/or ‘allergy’ are immunological responses to food proteins not an ‘intolerance’

4. An ‘intolerance’ is the inability to break down/efficiently eliminate a compound e.g. lactose, histamine, lectins, oxalates and salicylates

3. Which statement below is NOT true:

1. There is mounting evidence that ketogenic diets in combination with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments may significantly improve cancer patient outcomes

2. There is evidence that intermittent fasting for 14 hours per day for 30 days up regulates key regulatory proteins of DNA repair and immune function

3. A COMT single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) may reduce the body’s ability to efficiently eliminate oestrogens from the body

4. Quercetin is therapeutically advantageous to take in the presence of a COMT SNP

4. What is the combined percentage of calories coming from both processed and ultra processed foods in the UK diet between 2008 and 2014:

1. 30.1%

2. 43.2%

3. 56.8%

4. 65.6%

5. Which of the following are directly supported by a balanced microflora (eubiosis)

1. Energy production

2. Immune function and tolerance

3. The production of anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory compounds

4. All of the above

6. Which of the following are key to Professor Seyfried’s ‘press-pulse therapeutic strategy’

1. A ketogenic nutritional intervention

2. The use of glucose and glutamine inhibitors

3. Stress management and hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments

4. All of the above

7. PSK is approved in Japan as an adjuvant treatment for specific cancers. What mushroom is PSK derived from:

1. Reishi

2. Shiitake

3. Turkey Tail

4. Lion’s Mane

8. The Lymphocyte to Monocyte (LMR) and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte (NLR) ratios are useful ratios to monitor when working with cancer patients. Which of the following statements is NOT true:

1. An upward trend in the LMR is a sign of a worsening situation

2. The LMR is less skewed by infection and therapeutic immune suppression than the NLR

3. An NLR above 5.1 is classified as ‘very high risk’

4. A consistent fall in the NLR is a sign of an improving situation

9. Certain other relatively standard blood markers can be extremely helpful to monitor when working with cancer patients/survivors. Which of the following statements is NOT true:

1. Decreased levels of serum albumin and persistently low bilirubin and uric acid may indicate the presence of heightened oxidative stress

2. A mean corpuscular volume (MCV) above 94 fL, concurrent with a mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) above 30.9 pg may indicate the presence of iron deficiency anaemia.

3. Elevated platelets, plateletcrit (PCT) and mean platelet volume (MPV) may predict lower overall survival

4. Serum B12 levels can rise significantly in later stages of cancer

10. Infra red saunas can deliver benefits to the user via photobiomodulation. Which specific benefits below are associated with photobiomodulation:

1. Stimulation of healing

2. Pain relief

3. Reduction in inflammation

4. All of the above

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An Introduction to Integrative Oncology for Healthcare Professionals Module 8 Assessment

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Module 8 Assessment