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what is cancer

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A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems”

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what is primary cancer

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Arising directly from the cells in an organ

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secondary

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Metastasis

Spread from another organ, directly or by other means (blood or lymph)

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The Hallmarks of Cancer

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sustained proliferative signalling 
evading apoptosis 
activating invasion and metastisis 
enabling replacative immortality 
inducing angiogenisis 
resisting cell death
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what are the emerging hallmarks of cancer

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deregulating cellular energetics

avoiding immune destrcution

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what are enabiling characteristics

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genome instability and mutation

tumour promoting inflammation

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is cancer genetic

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Cancer is a genetic disease

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what cancer do squamous cells undergo

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)

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what cancer do glandular epithelium undergo

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Adenocarcinoma

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Enteroendocrine cells

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Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs)

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Interstitial cells of Cajal

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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GISTs)

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Smooth muscle

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Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcomas

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Adipose tissue

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Liposarcomas

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what is cancer screening

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Testing of asymptomatic individuals to identify cancer at an early stage

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what is the Wilson & Jungner criteria for screening

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1) condition sought should be important
2) accepted treatment for patients with recognised disease
3) facilities for diagnosis and treatment should be made available
4) recognisable latent or early symtomatic stage
5) there should be a suitabel test/examination
6) test should acceptable to popoultion
7) natrual history of the comdition including development from latent to decleared disease

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who is offered Colorectal cancer

screening

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healthy individuals

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what are the 2 tests

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Faecal immunochemical test (FIT)

One-off sigmoidoscopy

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what is FIT

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detects haemoglobin in faeces, every 2 years for everyone aged 60-74

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One-off sigmoidoscopy

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for everyone aged >55 to remove polyps (reducing future risk of cancer).

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test for Oesophageal cancer

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endoscopy

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to who

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Regular endoscopy to patients with:
Barrett’s oesophagus
Low - high-grade dysplasia.

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Pancreatic & Gastric cancer

test

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No test exists that meets the W & J criteria.

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how is it done

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Depends on incidence - Japan screens for gastric cancer

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who gets screened for Hepatocellular cancer

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Regular ultrasound & AFP for high-risk individuals with cirrhosis (caused by Viral hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis.)

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what other genreal category of people get screened
, specific screening programmes exist for individuals with genetic predisposition or strong family histories
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what are the stages to a cancer patient
DIAGNOSIS STAGING TREATMENT
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what is the diagnosis
What symptoms & signs does the patient present with? | How is the diagnosis made?
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staging
investigations are needed to see how advanced the cancer is
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TREATMENT
Can the cancer be surgically removed? | What systemic therapy (e.g. chemotherapy) or radiotherapy is available?
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how are cancer patients treated by
by a cancer MDT
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who is part of the MDT
``` Radiologist Palliative Care Gastroenterologist Oncologist Surgeon Cancer Nurse Specialist (CNS) Pathologist ```
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what does a patholigist do
Confirms the diagnosis of cancer using biopsy samples.
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what is the function if histological sampling
Provides histologic typing, i.e. what type of cell does the cancer come from?
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what is molecular typing
i.e. what mutations does this cancer have? | Alongside the histological type, this can determine types of treatment available.
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what is tumour grade
how aggressive is the cancer? Determined by how ‘abnormal’ cells & their nuclei are and how actively they are dividing. how differentiated it is
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what do radioligist do
Reviews scans
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how are cancers reviewed
The TNM system used.
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what does the system stand for
T - size of Tumour. N - lymph Node involvement M - presence of distant Metastases.
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job of Oncologist
Decides on whether chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other systemic therapy is appropriate. Coordinates the overall treatment plan
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what big desion does the MDT neeed to make
MDT decides whether plan should be for radical (curative) or palliative therapy or palliative care Palliative care CNS
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what is neoadjivant
chemo before surgery
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why neo
big tumour to shrink making surgery easier | high chance of cancer spread
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what is adjuvant chemo
after cancer has been taken away
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what is considered
``` Takes into consideration Type, grade & stage Patient fitness (‘performance status’) and wishes. ```
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what is pallative therapy
tring to extend someones life when you know they are going to die from disease
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pallative care
letting someone die from disease and don't treat as more harm then good e,g, cancer too far progressed
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what cancers occur on the upper 2/3 of the oesophagus
squmaous cell carcinoma
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what does it develop from
Develops from normal oesophageal squamous epithelium
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what effects the lower 1/3
Adenocarcinoma
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what sort of cancer is it
Squamous epithelium that has become columnar (metaplastic)
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what is it caused by
acid reflux
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what is the zigzag line
show sthe junction between The Z line in the esophagus is the term for a faint zig-zag impression at the gastro-esophageal junction that demarcates the transition between the stratified squamous epithelium in the esophagus and the intestinal epithelium of the gastric cardia (the squamocolumnar junction). stomach and oesophagus
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what is oesophagus inflammation called
osephagitis
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what is it due to
Gastro Oesophageal Reflux Disease GORD
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what can that become
Barrett’s oesophagus | intestinal metaplasia
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what is after Barrett’s oesophagus | intestinal metaplasia
Metaplasia → mild → moderate → severe dysplasia’ → cancer
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what is the last step
Adenocarcinoma (neoplasia)
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how do many oesophageal cancers present
Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) commonest symptom
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how are they presented
Late presentation
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what does late presentation mean
65% at an advanced stage when diagnosed → palliative treatment. as not suitable for potential curative treatment
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why are they diagnosed late
Significant cancer growth needs to occur before dysphagia develops (difficulty swallowing). Often have metastases Most patients deemed unfit for surgery at diagnosis (malnourished) Importance of screening patients with reflux disease or Barrett’s oesophagus
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how do you assesss the diagnoses or stage of oesphageal cancer
Upper GI endoscopy (Oesohagogastroduodenoscopy, OGD)
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how is it done
camera in oesophagus doen to stomach then all the way to deuodenum
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what happens if you find something
bioposy
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how do you stage the cancer
CT of chest & abdomen PET-CT scan to exclude metastases Staging laparoscopy To identify liver & peritoneal metastases Endoscopic ultrasound Via oesophagus to clarify depth of invasion & involvement of local lymph nodes
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how do you treat oesophageal cancer
first you need to knoe if you will cure or pallative(keeping them alive as long as possible)
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is you will cure what would you do
neoadjuavnt chemo and do surgery to remove
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and pallative
pallative chemo + steriods + and oesophageal stent
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what causes gastric cancer
``` Gastric adenocarcinoma Chronic gastritis is the major driver Pernicious anaemia H.pylori infection Partial gastrectomy (e.g. for an ulcer) Epstein-Barr virus infection Family history High salt diet & smoking ```
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what's the a cause of infection
H.pylori
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what is H pylori causing
due to chronic acid overproduction more gastrin release increase acid and pepsinogen causing metaplasia of epithelium
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Pernicious anaemia
autoantibodies against parts & products of parietal cells
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what is Partial gastrectomy (e.g. for an ulcer)
removing a part of the stomach
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why dint we do it
as it is secondary to h pylori | treat with antibiotics and proton pump inhibor
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what is the problem in poeple with partial g
bile reflux
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how does the pathogenisis develop
Chronic gastritis → Intestinal metaplasia → Dysplasia → Malignancy
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Presentation of gastric cancer
``` ALARMS55 Anaemia Loss of weight or appetite Abdominal mass on examination Recent onset of progressive symptoms Melaena or haematemesis Swallowing difficulty 55 years of age or above ```
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what is the most common symptom
Dyspepsia (upper abdominal discomfort after eating or drinking) commonest symptom
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how do you diagnose
- similar to oesophageal cancer: endoscopy + biopsy
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how do you stage
CT of the chest, abdomen & pelvis will provide information on distant lesions PET-CT Diagnostic laparoscopy - peritoneal & liver metastases disease prior to full operation Endoscopic ultrasound - will give most detail about local invasion & node involvement
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how do you treat
neoadjuvant chemo
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why neo
as you can shrink the size of the tumour

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