CA Flashcards
7 warning signs of cancer
Change in bowel or bladder habits
A sore which does not heal
Unusual bleeding/discharge (anywhere)
Thickening or lump in breast or other parts of the body
Indigestion, difficulty in swallowing
Obvious change in moles or warts
Nagging cough
supplemental sings of cancer
Rapid unintentional weight loss
Sudden change in vital signs
Frequent infections
Night pain
Occurrence of a pathologic fracture
Proximal muscle weakness
Change in deep tendon reflexes
high risk breast cancer
You or a family member has a known inherited mutation in a breast cancer-related gene - BRCA1/2
BPH
A common condition as men get older.
Symptoms tend to gradually worsen over time
this is a cancer
prostate screening problems
Many men will experience harm from a screening
False positives
Over diagnosis and over treatment
Treatment complications (Incontinence and erectile dysfunction)
Harm is greater for men > 70 YOA
Low-dose computed tomography
for lung cancer
high sensitivity and specificity
ACS about colorectal cancer
average risk* of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45.