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Cancer Flashcards

1
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Aflatoxin (produced by aspergillus) causes?

A

Hepatocellular carcinoma

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2
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Aniline dyes causes?

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Bladder TCC

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3
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Asbestos causes?

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Mesothelioma and bronchial carcinoma

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4
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Nitrosamines causes?

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Oesophageal and gastric cancer

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5
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Vinyl chloride causes?

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Hepatic angiosarcomae

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6
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SEs cyclophosphamide

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Haemorrhagic cystitis
Myelosuppression
TCC

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7
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SEs bleomycin

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Lung fibrosis

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8
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SEs anthracyclines, e.g. doxorubicin

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Cardiomyopathy

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9
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SEs methotrexate

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Myelosupression
Mucositis
Liver fibrosis
Lung fibrosis

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10
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SEs 5-FU

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Myelosuppression
Mucositis
Dermatitis

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11
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SEs 6-mercaptopurine

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Myelosuppression

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12
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SEs cytarabine

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Myelosuppression
Ataxia

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13
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SEs vincristine

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Peripheral neuropathy
Paralytic ileus

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14
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SEs vinblastine

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Myelosuppression

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15
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SEs docetaxel

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Neutropenia

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16
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SEs irinotecan

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Myelosuppresion

17
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SEs cisplatin

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Nephrotoxicity
Ototoxicity
Peripheral neuropathy
Hypomagnesaemia

18
Q

SEs hydroxyurea

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Myelosuppresion

19
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Inheritance Li-Fraumeni syndrome

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Autosomal dominant

20
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Problem in Li-Fraumeni syndrome

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Germline mutations to p53 tumour suppressor gene → high incidence of malignancies, particularly sarcomas and leukaemias

21
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BRCA associations

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Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
Prostate cancer (BRCA2)

22
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Inheritance Lynch syndrome

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Autosomal dominant

23
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Cancers in Lynch syndrome

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Colon
Endometrial

24
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Amsterdam criteria (high risk of Lynch syndrome)

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3+ family mebers with colorectal cancer (one 1st degree)
2 successive affected generations
1 or more colon cancers diagnosed under 50
FAP excluded

25
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Inheritance Gardners syndrome

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Autosomal dominant

26
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Features Gardners syndrome

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Multiple colonic polyps
Skull osteoma
Thyroid cancer
Epidermoid cyst

27
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Investigation suspected MSCC

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Whole spine MRI within 24 hours

28
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Treatment MSCC

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High dose oral dex
Urgent onc assessment for consideration of radiotherapy or surgery

29
Q

CA125 marker for

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Ovarian cancer

30
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CA 19-9 marker for

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Pancreatic cancer

31
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CA 15-3 marker for

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Breast cancer

32
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AFP marker for

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Hepatocellular carcinoma
Teratoma

33
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CEA marker for

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Colorectal cancer

34
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S-100 marker for

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Melanoma
Schwannomas

35
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Bombesin marker for

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SCLC
Gastric cancer
Neuroblastoma

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