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1
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Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer

origin is in

A

islet cells

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Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer is ____ in cause of cancer deaths

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7th

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Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer

what are the 2 histological subtypes

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  • PDAC
  • IPMNs
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4
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Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer detection is

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difficult

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Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer

possible treatment

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  • ablation or embolization
  • metaformin
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Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer

what carcinogen is found in metaformin

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NDMA

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7
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine

2 types

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-functional
- non functional

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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine

inherited genetic syndromes

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  • MEN-1
  • VHL
  • NF1
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9
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine

are composed of

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  • inculinomas
  • glucagonomas
  • gastrinomas
  • somatostatinnomas
  • VIPomas
  • non-functioning PNETs
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Endometrial Cancer

is a form of

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uterine corpus cancer

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11
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Endometrial Cancer

is dependent on what hormone

A

estrogen

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12
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Endometrial Cancer

has a high frequency of __________ metastasis

A

pulmonary

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Endometrial Cancer

what is a medication that can cause this type of cancer

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tamoxifen

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14
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Endometrial Cancer

interesting radiation therapy

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brachytherapy

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15
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Endometrial Cancer

major breakthrough

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oral contraceptives

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16
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Burkitt’s Lymphoma

a Hodgkin Lymphoma involves what type of abnormal cell

A

Reed-Sternberg

17
Q

Burkitt’s Lymphoma

endemic in areas w/ high prevalence of

A
  • HIV
  • EBV
  • malaria
18
Q

Burkitt’s Lymphoma

was described as a

A

malignant jaw tumor

19
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Burkitt’s Lymphoma

3 types

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  1. endemic
  2. sporadic
  3. immunodeficient
20
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Burkitt’s Lymphoma

treatment strategy

A

bone marrow and stem cell transplant

21
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

is caused by

A

overproduction of B/T lymphocytes

22
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

________________ is required to exit the blood stream into target organs

A

transendothelial migration

23
Q

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

is associated w/

A

HTLV-1

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