CSNCER DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENTS

Question 1

What are the three cancer screenings available?

Answer 1

Bowel, cervical and breast

Question 2

What is sensitivity in terms of cancer screenings?

Answer 2

How accurate the screening test is in identifying disease in those who have the disease

Question 3

What is specificity in terms of cancer screenings?

Answer 3

How accurate the screening test is in correctly classifying non diseased people

Question 4

What does a cervical screening show?

Answer 4

HPV positive indicates possible cancer

Question 5

What does a bowel screening show?

Answer 5

FOT (change in blood colour) or FIT (detects blood in stool)

Question 6

What are the cytotoxic drugs used in cancer treatment?

Answer 6

Alkylating agents, antimetabolites

Question 7

What do alkylating agents do?

Answer 7

Cause direct DNA damage and block replication

Question 8

What do antimetabolites do?

Answer 8

Sabotage a cancers genetic material so it cannot replicate (purine, pyrimidine, folic acid)