Lung Cancer Flashcards
what are two other lung diseases that raise risk for lung cancer?
COPD
UIP
what is the basis of treatment for NSCLC?
targeted gene therapy after discovering what the driving mutation is of the NSCLC
what is the most common mutation of NSCLC?
KRAS23
what is an important screening target for NSCLC?
epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFP)
what do tumor cells have on them that prevent T cell binding and killing?
anti PD-1 ligands
what do T cells have on them that help kill cancer cells?
PD-1 proteins
what do PD-1 proteins do?
programmed death of cancer cells
what is more common, small cell cancer or NSCLC?
NSCLC is about 80%
name the three types of NSCLC
adenocarcinoma
squamous cell carcinoma
large cell
what is the most common NSCLC?
adenocarcinoma
if a non smoker has lung cancer, what is the likely type?
adenocarcinoma
is adenocarcinoma in central or periphery of lungs?
periphery
what is hypertrophic osteoarthritis? what cancer does it present with?
triad of clubbing, periostitis of long bones and arthritis
adenocarcinoma
what are the two sub groups of lung adenocarcinoma?
mucinous and non mucinous
mucinous adenocarcinoma is associated with what type of sputum?
frothy sputum
who gets squamous cell carcinoma?
SMOKERS
is squamous cell carcinoma in central or periphery of the lungs?
central
which lung cancer can cavitate?
squamous cell carcinoma
which lung cancer is associated with hypercalcemia and weakness?
sqaumous cell carcinoma
who gets small cell lung cancer?
only SMOKERS
describe the pathogenesis and location of small cell lung cancer
centrally located with mediastinal lymph node involvememtn