Lung Cancer

Question 1

What does SCLC stand for?

Answer 1

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Question 2

What does NSCLC stand for?

Answer 2

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Question 3

Which type of cancer has the highest mortality rate?

Answer 3

Lung cancer

Question 4

What is the survival rate for Stage I SCLC?

Answer 4

30%

Question 5

What is the survival rate for Stage II SCLC?

Answer 5

20%

Question 6

What is the survival rate for Stage III SCLC?

Answer 6

10%

Question 7

What is the survival rate for Stage IV SCLC?

Answer 7

2%

Question 8

What is the survival rate for Stage I NSCLC?

Answer 8

45%

Question 9

What is the survival rate for Stage II NSCLC?

Answer 9

30%

Question 10

What is the survival rate for Stage III NSCLC?

Answer 10

10%

Question 11

What is the survival rate for Stage IV NSCLC?

Answer 11

1%

Question 12

What has the highest incidence rate, SCLC or NSCLC?

Answer 12

NSCLC (85%)

Question 13

What is the yearly incidence of lung cancer?

Answer 13

221,000

Question 14

What is the yearly mortality from lung cancer?

Answer 14

158,000

Question 15

What are the 3 types of NSCLC? What distinguishes them?

Answer 15

1) Squamous - near the middle of lungs, bronchus
2) Adenocarcinoma - mucus secreting cells
3) Large Cell - anywhere, grows fast
Only distinction is cell size

Question 16

What is the main receptor for both small cell and non-small cell lung cancers?

Answer 16

EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)

Question 17

Which tumor suppressors do both small cell and non-small cell lung cancers lose?

Answer 17

INK4a/ARF

Question 18

Which imaging technique looks at glucose uptake (and lights up tumors since they metabolize glucose quickly)?

Answer 18

PET imaging