Cancer Therapy Flashcards
Why is cancer drug therapy given?
To cure cancer?
Whats the type of delivery called
Radial / Primary
Why is cancer drug therapy given?
AFter surgery / radiotherapy to destroy any remaining cells
Whats the type of delivery called
Adjuvant
Why is cancer drug therapy given?
To shrink cancer before surgery / radiotherapy
Whats the type of delivery called
Neo-adjuvant
Why is cancer drug therapy given?
To control uncurable disease
Whats the type of delivery called
Palliative
Breast Ca therapy for Oestrogen + in a woman post menopause?
Anastrozole
Breast Ca therapy for Oestrogen + in a woman pre menopause?
Tamoxifen
5FU given for what?
Bowel cancer
Criteria bowel Ca?
Dukes
If faecal occult + =>
Colonoscopy
what type of cancer lung responds well to chemo then relapse?
SCC
Prostate most common type
Adenocardinoma
Leuprorelin + Goserelin?
Agonists for GnRH (prostate)
Degarelix?
Antagonist for GnRH
Docetaxel?
Chemo for prostat
most common type of breast cancer
Invasive ductal carcinoma (non special type)
If we can see it on the titties?
T4
Central neuropathy SE (2)
5FU + Ifosfamide
What electrolyte issue with cisplatin?
Low mag
Cyclophosphamide causes what issue?
Bladder issue
Doxorubicin + paclitaxel causes qwhat issue?
Cardiac
Pigmentation on skin?
Bleomycin
bowel colic pain?
hyoscine
