OCN 1 Flashcards
EGFR
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
-Mutations common in NSCLC
-especially adenocarcinomas
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Caused by rapid cell death
- releases intracellular ions and metabolites
-HyPERkalemia
-HyPERphosphatemia
-HyPOcalcemia
-Acute Uric Acid Nephropathy
Mature Lymphocytes
CLL
Functionally incompetent but morphologically mature lymphocytes found in peripheral blood
Overexpression of RANK and PTHrP (Parathyroid hormone related peptide)
Osteolytic activity
Endothelin-I
Overexpression of endothelin-I by tumor cells promotes osteoblastic activity
-deposits new bone matrix
-leads to bone pain
-specifically in bone mets in prostate cancer
CD20 (associated with…)
Lymphoma
HER2/neu (associated with…)
Breast Cancer
Mesothelioma risk factors
-Asbestos exposure
-Smoking
Highest Global Incidence Rate
Breast Cancer
(Lung Ca 2nd)
Most significant preventable risk factor worldwide
Tobacco use
-associated with lung, throat, stomach, bladder ca etc…
Largest Melanoma risk factor
UV exposure
-sunlight and tanning beds
Dietary change to reduce risk of Colorectal CA
Increased fiber intake
Purpose of a Cancer Registry
Monitor disease patterns and survival rates
Geographical area with highest incidence of gastric cancers
East Asia
-link to high H.Pylori prevalence
Major risk factor for liver cancer
Chronic Hepatitis B and C infections
-chronic inflammation and eventual liver cirrhosis can progress to cancer
Consistently linked to increased overall cancer risk
Physical Inactivity
Leading cause of lung cancer in non smokers
Radon gas
-natural but radioactive gas
-can accumulate in homes built on radon emitting soil
MEN1 Gene Mutations
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
-Hereditary condition
-Predisposes to tumors in multiple endocrine glands
-MEN1 gene encodes the protein menin
BRCA1 (associated with…)
Mutations linked to HBOC (Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome)
TP53 (associated with…)
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Breast Cancer
KRAS (associated with…)
Colorectal Cancers
BRCA2 (associated with…)
Breast and pancreatic cancers
Prostate cancer in men
Lynch Syndrome (associated with…)
Colorectal Cancer and endometrial cancer
-AKA hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)
PALB2 (associated with…)
Breast Cancer
-partner and localizer or BRCA2