Human disease L33: Oncology pt 1 - epidemiology, screening and prognosis

Question 1

in which tissues do cancers originate

Answer 1

all tisues

the tissues with the highest turnover rate are more commonly affected.

Question 2

names reflect tissues in which cancer arises:

from which tissues have these cancers come from

adenocarcinoma

squamous cell carcinoma

lymphoma

sarcoma

Answer 2

adenocarcinoma ————————– glandular

squamous cell carcinoma ————– squamous epithelium

lymphoma ———————————— lymphoid tissue

sarcoma ————————————— connective tissue

Question 3

what are the three screening programmes in the UK

Answer 3

breast cancer

cervical cancer

colorectal cancer

Question 4

women are asked to get screened for breast cancer in england, wales, and scotland

what is the age group for women to get screened in the respected countries

Answer 4

england 50-71

wales 50-71

scotland 50-70

Question 5

the process of using an x-ray to examine the breast tissue is called a?

Answer 5

Mammography is specialized medical imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system to see inside the breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram

Question 6

cervical screening is done from the ages of

Answer 6

all females aged 25-64

Question 7

what does QFIT stand for and what does it detect

Answer 7

Quantitative faecal ummunochemical test

detects haemoglobin

Question 8

in scotland males and females are screen for colorectal cancer from the ages of?

in england, wales and NI males and females are screen for colorectal cancer from the ages of?

Answer 8

50-74 scotland

england, wales and NI - 60-74

Question 9

the survival rate for cancer for 10 or more years, since 2010-2011, in england and wales has improved by?

Answer 9

50%

Question 10

which cancer has the poorest 5 year survival in the uk

Answer 10

pancreatic cancer