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Health Promotion Flashcards

1
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Primary prevention

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Prevent disease through screening or health changes

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2
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Secondary prevention

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Detect disease through mammograms or colonoscopy

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3
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Tertiary prevention

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Monitoring survivors for cancer or recurrence

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4
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Absolute risk

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Cancer incidence in general public

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5
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Attributable risk

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% of avoidable cancers due to risk factors

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6
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Cumulative risk

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Total amount of risk of developing cancer

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7
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Relative risk

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Probability of developing cancer based on risk factors

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8
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What type of chemo causes future cancers

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Alkylating agents

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9
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Name alkylating agents

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Busulfan
Cytoxan
Treanda 
Carbo 
Cisplatin
Temodar
Bendeka 
Carmustine
Dacarbazine
Oxaliplatin 
Ifosfomide
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10
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Percentage of skin cancers caused by sun exposure

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90%

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11
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Calcium is helpful in preventing what cancer

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Colon

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12
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Three most common cancers worldwide

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Lung stomach liver

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13
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Three most common cancers in US

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Lung breast prostate

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14
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No effective screening has been found for what cancer

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Skin

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15
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Parameters for breast exam

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20-39 every 3 years

>40 yearly with mammo

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16
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy should be done how often

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Every 5 years

17
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Fecal occult stool sample should be done every

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Year

18
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Marijuana can cause this tumor marker to be elevated

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HCG

19
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Mass screening

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Screening a large group or population

20
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Single screening

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Screening one individual for a type of cancer such as a mammogram

21
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Selective or prescriptive screening

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Screening a high risk group for a cancer

22
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CEA

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Colorectal

23
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CA 15-3

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Breast

24
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Ca-125

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Ovarian

25
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NSE

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Small cell lung or neuroblastoma

26
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a-fp

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Liver or germ cell

27
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CA 27-29

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Breast

28
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LDH

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Helpful for surveillance

29
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CA 19-9

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Pancreatic

30
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Seven warning signals of cancer mnemonic

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Change in bowel or bladder habit
A sore that won't heal 
Unusual bleeding or discharge 
Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere 
Indigestion or difficulty swallowing 
Obvious change in wart or mole 
Nagging cough or hoarseness
31
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Age for PSA and DRE

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50

32
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Age for mammogram

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40

33
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Agee for colonoscopy and how often

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50 every ten years

34
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Cancer exams

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> 40 annually

20-39 q 3 years

35
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Pap smears

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Annually for three years once 21 or specially active no longer than three years until three negative Pap smears
Pap smears no longer needed >70

36
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Selection bias

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Selection bias occurs when healthier than average people come to screening events

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