Table 2.

Results of Matching Exercise in Cancer Basics, percent of interpreters who correctly matched term to definition

Cancer Basics Item (correct answer)	Pretest	Posttest	P-values
1. A mass of excess tissue that results from abnormal cell division. (Tumor)	67%	82%	.02*
2. Cancer that involves only the cells in which it began and that has not spread to nearby tissues. (Carcinoma in situ)	52%	77%	.00*
3. Cells or tissues that do not have specialized (“mature”) structures or functions. (Undifferentiated)	37%	70%	.00*
4. The process of division of somatic cells in which each daughter cell receives the same amount of DNA as the parent cell. (Mitosis)	43%	55%	.10
5. Tumors that can invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body. (Malignant)	55%	72%	.02*
6. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another. (Metastasis)	70%	87%	.00*
7. Classification of tumors by how the cells look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow and spread. (Grade)	34%	60%	.00*
8. Any substance that causes cancer. (Carcinogens)	66%	79%	.05*
9. The body's normal way of getting rid of unneeded or abnormal cells. (Apoptosis)	22%	70%	.00*
10. Any change in the DNA of a cell. (Mutation)	54%	69%	.04*
11. Classification of cancer by the extent to which it has spread from the original site to other parts of the body. (Stage)	41%	60%	.01*
12. Diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control (Cancer)	48%	65%	.02*
13. Tumors that do not spread to tissues around them or to other parts of the body. (Benign)	55%	76%	.00*
14. Treatment with anticancer drugs. (Chemotherapy)	69%	82%	.04*
15. Treatment given after the primary treatment to increase the chances of a cure. (Adjuvant)	29%	84%	.00*
OVERALL SCORE	49%	72%	.0014*

^*Significant difference, p < .05