Cancers

Question 1

Do basal cell carcinomas spread?

Answer 1

No, they only invade locally

Question 2

How do you treat basal cell carcinoma?

Answer 2

Complete local excision

Question 3

Luekemia

Answer 3

Cancer of WBCs

Question 4

Where do carcinomas commonly spread to?

Answer 4

Lymph nodes that drain the site of the carcinoma

Question 5

Carcinomas can spread through the blood to ___

Answer 5

bone

Question 6

Which cancers are more prone to spread to bone?

Answer 6

Breast, prostate, kidney, lung and thyroid

Question 7

What is adjuvant therapy?

Answer 7

Extra treatment given after surgical excision eg radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy

Question 8

Breast epithelial is sensitive to oestrogen and progesterone via r_____

Answer 8

receptors

Question 9

Can reduce oestrogen in body (eg tamoxifen) in oestrogen receptor positive cancer to slow the growth of m____

Answer 9

metastasis

Question 10

Tamoxifen

Answer 10

Oestrogen receptor modulator for treating breast cancer and prevent breast cancer

Question 11

What is trastuzumab (AKA Herceptin)?

Answer 11

Cancer drug for breast cancer, advanced stomach cancer and cancer of gastro-oesophageal junction.