Office- Screenings/Vaccinations Flashcards
What is the recommendation for colon cancer screening?
If average risk= starts at age 45-85 q 10 years
If positive family history starts 10 years prior to relative being diagnosed
If 1 first degree relative affected repeat 5 years
If 2 or more first degree relatives affected repeat in 3 years
What is the screening recommendation for colon cancer if colonoscopy was positive?
If a benign polyp repeat in 3-5 years
If polyp with atypia repeat in 3 years
What are the screening options for colon cancer?
Colonoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy
FOBT
FIT
CT colonography
What is the breast cancer screening recommendations?
40-75 years old
Annually 40-54
Biennal 55-75
What is the recommended screening for lung cancer?
Annual low dose chest CT for adults age 50-80 with smoking history and current smoker or quit <15 years ago
What is the recommended next step for evaluation of abnormal breast imaging result?
Core needle biopsy
What is the management of breast cysts on imaging?
BIRADS 2= observation, can aspirate if symptomatic
Non simple cyst= observation, aspiration or biopsy
When is it recommended to test for BRCA mutation?
Greater than 20% chance breast cancer based on family history
What is the inheritance pattern for BRCA mutations?
Autosomal dominant
What is the screening recommendations for breast cancer in a patient with positive BRCA 1 or 2?
Clinical breast exam q 6 months
Annual MRI at age 25-29
Annual MRI and mammogram at age 30
What is the screening recommendations for ovarian cancer in a patient with positive BRCA 1 or 2?
No screening recommended
Can consider Ca125, pelvic ultrasound yearly at age 30-35
What is the breast cancer risk for BRCA 1?
65-74%
What is the ovarian cancer risk for BRCA 1?
40%
What is the breast cancer risk for BRCA 2?
65-74%
What is the ovarian cancer risk for BRCA 2?
20%
What cancer risks are increased with BRCA mutations?
Breast
Ovarian
Gastric
Melanoma
Pancreatic
Prostate
What is the chemoprevention option for breast cancer?
Tamoxifen