Early Detection Of Cancer Flashcards
In prostate cancer, screening should take place in males from…. To…. Yrs.
55 to 69
In prostate cancer, what is the cutoff value of PSA above which the patient should seek medical advice?
if > 4 ng/mL
A woman aged 35 yrs wants to screen for breast cancer, what is the recommended clinical advice you would give her?
Choose:
. Clinical breast examination
. Mammography
Clinical breast examination,
Cancer breast screening in women:
. Below 40 yrs : clinical breast exam
. Above 40 till 84: mammography
A patient with family history of colorectal cancer wants to check up for early detection of cancer, what is the recommended age range in which he can test for occult blood in stool?
From 50 to 70
Age range for screening of lung cancer
55 to 74
A girl has been complaining of a lump in her breast, the dr did a mammogram, BI RADS classification score is 2. What does this mean?
It means that the lesion is a “benign lesion”, according to BI RADS classification
A girl has been complaining of a lump in her breast, the dr did a mammogram, BI RADS classification score is 5. What does this mean?
“Highly suspicious” lesion.
