Colorectal Flashcards
Deadliest cancer in 2021?
a. breast
b. lung
c. prostate
d. colorectal
e. urinary bladder
b. lung
Highest incidence in 2021?
a. breast
b. lung
c. prostate
d. colorectal
e. urinary bladder
a. breast
> __ year pack history of smoking is risk factor for colorectal cancer
35
__ syndrome is risk factor for colorectal cancer
Lynch
Genetic:
- 20% associated with familiar clustering
- Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis
Colorectal screening per NCCN guidelines is recommended at what age?
> = 50
Colorectal screening per ACS guidelines is recommended at what age?
> = 45
3 labs for colorectal cancer diagnosis?
CBC
LFTs
CEA
Tumor invades the submucosa or muscular propia
a. stage I
b. stage II
c. stage III
d. stage IV
a. stage I
Tumor invades through the muscular propia in to the pericolorectal tissues, or the visceral peritoneum or adheres to adjacent organ or structure
a. stage I
b. stage II
c. stage III
d. stage IV
b. stage II
Lymph node involvement occurs during what stage?
a. stage I
b. stage II
c. stage III
d. stage IV
c. stage III
Metastases present in what stage?
a. stage I
b. stage II
c. stage III
d. stage IV
d. stage IV
Radiation is common in metastatic setting
a. true
b. false
b. false
rare in metastatic setting
Radiation has minimal role in colon cancer.
a. true
b. false
a. true
Radiation is utilized in __ cancer in combo with neoadjuvant, adjuvant Tx in localized setting
rectal
What does FOLFOX treatment consist of?
folinic acid (leucovorin) + 5FU + oxaliplatin
What does FOLFIRI treatment consist of?
folinic acid (leucovorin) + 5FU + irinotecan