Gyn Cancer Staging + Treatment Flashcards
Highest Cancer Incidence rate in men
prostate (34%)
Highest cancer incidence rate in women
Breast (39%)
Most common stage of epithelial ovarian cancer
stage 3C
For most accurate staging, how should epithelial cancer be staged?
through surgery
Types of epithelial ovarian cancer
serous, endometrioid, clear cell, mutinous, transitional cell, undifferentiated carcinomas
What is the expected response rate for first-line chemotherapy in ovarian cancer
80%
How are endometrial cancers staged?
surgically
Survival rate for stage 1 endometrial cancer
90%
Survival rate for stage 4 endometrial cancer
16%
Endometrial Cancer management
primary treatment is surgery and staging
additional treatment may include radiation therapy
certain cases chemo is included
Lynch syndrome GYN cancer associations
type 1 & 2 endometrial cancer
ovarian
BRCA 1&2 GYN cancer associations
ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal, type 1 & 2 endometrial