Cancer

Question 1

Top 3 most common cancers and top 3 cancer deaths

Answer 1

most common:

1. ) female breast
2. ) prostate
3. )Lung

Deaths:

1. )Lung
2. ) female breast
3. ) prostate

Question 2

what age are you at risk for colon cancer?

Answer 2

50

Question 3

what is the 3rd most common cancer in men and women?

Answer 3

colorectal cancer

Question 4

illnesses that make people more at risk for colorectal cancer

Answer 4

diabetes, ulcerative colitis, croons disease (NOT IBS), people that have had radiation to abdomen/pelvis, hx of colon cancer, adenomatous polyps

Question 5

hyperplastic polyps

Answer 5

very small chance they will grow into polyps

Question 6

adenomatous

Answer 6

colon cancer starts out as these adenoma polyps before they go to carcinoma

Question 7

what age should the average person at risk begin regular screening with s sensitive stool-based test (example:FIT, cologaurd) or visual exam?

Answer 7

45

Question 8

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?

Answer 8

75

Question 9

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?

Answer 9

FIT test and gFOBT should be done yearly

Cologaurd every 3 years

Question 10

how often is a CT colonography done if patient doesn’t want a colonoscopy done every 10 years?

Answer 10

every 5 years

Question 11

what is the 2nd most common cancer in both men and women?

Answer 11

lung cancer

Question 12

2 types of lung cancer and which one is more common

Answer 12

small cell lung cancer and Non-small cell (NSCLC), (NSCLC) more common

Question 13

1st and 2nd leading causes of lung cancer?

Answer 13

1-smoking

2-environmental exposure (Radon)

Question 14

what age do we screen for lung cancer?

Answer 14

55-74

Question 15

criteria for lung cancer screening (in order to get a low dose CT)

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

what race is more at risk of getting prostate cancer?

Answer 16

african americans and caribbean men

Question 17

age of prostate cancer?

Answer 17

1 out of 19 men will get it by age 60

Question 18

risk factors for prostate cancer

Answer 18

family hx, inherited genes, diet high in red meats, high fat, low fruit and veggies

Question 19

screening for prostate cancer includes what test?

Answer 19

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with or without a Digital rectal exam (DRE)

Question 20

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) normal level

Answer 20

made by prostate cells, <4

Question 21

Is the Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test specific to cancer?

Answer 21

no

Question 22

when should Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test be done on men with average risk?

Answer 22

50

Question 23

when should Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test be done on men with high risk? and what makes them higher risk?

Answer 23

45; black people, men who have a first degree relative with prostate cancer at an early age

Question 24

when should Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test be done on men with highest risk? and what makes them highest risk?

Answer 24

40; men with more than one first–degree relative who had prostate cancer at an early age

Question 25

Prostate cancer grow fast or slow?

Answer 25

slow

Question 26

side effects of treating prostate cancer?

Answer 26

impotence and incontinence

Question 27

2nd leading cause of cancer deaths

Answer 27

colon cancer