Intro to Cancer Med

Question 1

Problem with cancer clinical trials in term of age?

Answer 1

trials on youngerolder ppl get cancer more

Question 2

6 hall marks of cancer:

Answer 2

1. transformation
2. invasive
3. activate growth signals
4. abrogation of cycle control
5. Angiogenesis
6. clonal evolution

Question 3

possible lump, after doing history and examination, then what important 2 things?

Answer 3

1. referral breast surgeon

2. biopsy

Question 4

what are 2 local cancer treatments?

Answer 4

surgeryradiotherapy

Question 5

4 systemic cancer therapies?

Answer 5

chemohormoneimmunomolecular

Question 6

after a surgical local cancer treatment then what?

Answer 6

pathology to stage it

Question 7

3 types of cancer spread in body?

Answer 7

locallocally advancedmetastatic

Question 8

what is adjuvant therapy?

Answer 8

additional to surgery:

1. radiotherapy
2. systemic chemo

Question 9

why do adjuvant therapy?

Answer 9

decrease risk of micrometastases

increase overall survival

Question 10

what group will tolerate some toxicity for benefit?

Answer 10

adjuvant groups

Question 11

what group will NOT tolerate toxicity?

Answer 11

palliative or supportive unit

Question 12

palliative = terminal?

Answer 12

nope

Question 13

which cancer can you live long term with metastases?

Answer 13

breastprostate

Question 14

which 2 metastatic disease can be cured?

Answer 14

lymphomatestes

Question 15

which localized disease may be incurable?

Answer 15

glioblastoma

Question 16

what group will tolerate significant toxicity?

Answer 16

curative for systemic

Question 17

what is more important than age to determine cancer treatment?

Answer 17

performance status