Cancer diagnosis and treatment Flashcards
Who is eligible for breast cancer screening & how often
50-71 females, every 3 years
Who is eligible for bowel cancer screening and how often
54-74 every 2 years
Who is eligible for cervical screening and how often
25-49 every 3 years
50-64 every 5 years
How many people develop colorectal cancer
1 in 20
What tests are carried out in a bowel cancer screening
FOB or FIT
What % of cancer presents as a metastatic disease
10-15%
What is is called when cancer has only spread to nearby tissues and lymph nodes
Locally advanced cancer
What is brachytherapy
Internal radiotherapy
Solid radioactive material placed inside body to destroy cancer cells
What is glivec
Inhibitor of the BRC-ABL and c-kit tyrosine kinases
What is the sensitivity of a test
Proportion with disease who have a positive test result
What is the specificity of a test
Proportion without disease who have a negative result
What does a mammography detect
Calcification
What is screened primarily for a cervical screening
HPV
