Childhood Cancers Flashcards
Researcher who started St. Judes
Danny Thomas
Pediatric oncologist who discovered the 1st chemotherapy treatment.
Sidney Farber
What was the first chemotherapy discovered?
Methotrexate (Anti-folate that was effective)
Socialite that spear-headed philanthropic and policy efforts resulting in the Jimmy Fund, the NCI, and the War on Cancer.
Mary Lasker
True or false: We know most causes of cancers of children under age 10.
False
What is the most common form of childhood cancer for kids under 10 y/o?
Leukemia
True or false: Both leukemia and lymphoma are blood cancers.
True
What is the difference in leukemia and lymphoma?
Where they start; leukemia starts in the bone marrow, lymphoma starts in the lymphatic system (in mature B and T cells).
Where does leukemia start?
Bone marrow
Where does lymphoma start?
In mature B and T cells in the lymphatic system
Leukemia comes from either __________________ or ________________.
Myeloblasts or leukoblasts
True or false: Leukemia does not metastasize.
True
True or false: Lymphoma does not metastasize.
False
True or false: The rate of childhood cancer has declined over the last 50 years.
False; incidence rate has not changed
True or false: Five-year survivial rate of acute lymphoblastic leukemia has increased dramatically.
True (from 4% to 98% since 1962)
