Cancer

Question 1

other thans urgery and radiotherpay, additional treatemnt for breast cancer patients who are node +ve

Answer 1

FEC-D chemotherapy

Question 2

other thans urgery and radiotherpay, additional treatemnt for node -ve breast cancer that requires chemotherapy

Answer 2

FEC chemotherapy is used for node -ve breast cancer that requires chemotherapy.

Question 3

other thans urgery and radiotherpay, additional treatemnt for breast cancer patients who are ER +ve

Answer 3

Aromatase inhibitors and tamoxifen are used in women who are ER +ve

Question 4

other thans urgery and radiotherpay, additional treatemnt for breast cancer patients who are HER2 +ve

Answer 4

herceptin is used in women who are HER2 +ve

Question 5

Ovarian cancer tends to spread first to

Answer 5

Ovarian cancer tends to spread locally first to the para-aortic lymph nodes, which drain the ovaries and fallopian tubes.

Question 6

patients may develop…and are also at increased risk of…following radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Answer 6

patients may develop proctitis and are also at increased risk of bladder, colon, and rectal cancer following radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Question 7

characteristic blood film finding of CLL

Answer 7

Smear cells (also called smudge cells) are a characteristic blood film finding of CLL

Question 8

Adjuvant hormonal therapy for ER +ve breast cancer

Answer 8

Adjuvant hormonal therapy for ER +ve breast cancer: anastrozole in post-menopausal women

Question 9

HNPCC associations

Answer 9

Endometrial cancer is the second most common association of HNPCC after colorectal cancer