Cancer Flashcards
Top 3 most common cancers and top 3 cancer deaths
most common:
- ) female breast
- ) prostate
- )Lung
Deaths:
- )Lung
- ) female breast
- ) prostate
what age are you at risk for colon cancer?
50
what is the 3rd most common cancer in men and women?
colorectal cancer
illnesses that make people more at risk for colorectal cancer
diabetes, ulcerative colitis, croons disease (NOT IBS), people that have had radiation to abdomen/pelvis, hx of colon cancer, adenomatous polyps
hyperplastic polyps
very small chance they will grow into polyps
adenomatous
colon cancer starts out as these adenoma polyps before they go to carcinoma
what age should the average person at risk begin regular screening with s sensitive stool-based test (example:FIT, cologaurd) or visual exam?
45
people who are in good health and have a life expectancy of more than 10 years should get a regular colorectal cancer screening through what age?
75
stool-based tests such as a FIT test, highly sensitive guaiac-based fecal occult blood test should be done how often? and what about a cologaurd?
FIT test and gFOBT should be done yearly
Cologaurd every 3 years
how often is a CT colonography done if patient doesn’t want a colonoscopy done every 10 years?
every 5 years
what is the 2nd most common cancer in both men and women?
lung cancer
2 types of lung cancer and which one is more common
small cell lung cancer and Non-small cell (NSCLC), (NSCLC) more common
1st and 2nd leading causes of lung cancer?
1-smoking
2-environmental exposure (Radon)
what age do we screen for lung cancer?
55-74
criteria for lung cancer screening (in order to get a low dose CT)
age 55-74, in fairly good health, current smoker or quit in the last 15 years, have at least a 30 pack year smoking history.
what race is more at risk of getting prostate cancer?
african americans and caribbean men
age of prostate cancer?
1 out of 19 men will get it by age 60
risk factors for prostate cancer
family hx, inherited genes, diet high in red meats, high fat, low fruit and veggies
screening for prostate cancer includes what test?
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with or without a Digital rectal exam (DRE)
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) normal level
made by prostate cells, <4
Is the Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test specific to cancer?
no
when should Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test be done on men with average risk?
50
when should Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test be done on men with high risk? and what makes them higher risk?
45; black people, men who have a first degree relative with prostate cancer at an early age
when should Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test be done on men with highest risk? and what makes them highest risk?
40; men with more than one first–degree relative who had prostate cancer at an early age
Prostate cancer grow fast or slow?
slow
side effects of treating prostate cancer?
impotence and incontinence
2nd leading cause of cancer deaths
colon cancer
