Oncology Flashcards
CRITERIA SUGGESTIVE OF HEREDITARY CANCER
- Tumor development at a much younger age than usual 2. Presence of bilateral disease 3. Presence of multiple primary malignancies 4. Presentation of a cancer in less than affected sex. 5. Clustering of the same cancer type in relatives 6. Cancer associated with other conditions such as mental retardation and pathognomic skin lesion
the gene mutated in multiple advanced cancers 1
PTEN
Metastases diagnosed at the initial cancer diagnosis
SYNCHRONOUS METASTASES
Activating mutations in BRAF causes:
Melanoma Sporadic colorectal cancer Papillary thyroid cancer
angiogenic oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes
Ras Myc HER2/ neu p53
viral DNA can be integrated into the cellular chromosomal DNA, leading to transformation of cells to a neoplastic state
Non Permissive Host
Breast self-examination
Monthly, starting at age 20
Cells present in the blood that possess antigenic or genetic characteristics of a specific tumor type
CA – CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS
PTEN ((phosphatase and tensin homologue)
Cowden Disease (multiple hamartoma syndrome)
Encodes for the human homologue of the yeast Cds1 and the RAD53 G2 checkpoint, whose activation by DNA damage prevents entry into mitosis
hCHK2 gene
Disappearance of disease and no evidence of new for a specified interval of 4 weeks
Complete response
Is a tumor related antigen that is elevated in colon and pancreatic ca; Measured at the start of therapy and every 1-3 mos while under treatment
CA 19-9
Step in Tumorigenesis that may lead a single cell to acquire a distinct growth advantage
Initiation
2 types of oncogenes
Growth Factors Growth Factor Receptors
other names for gene p16
INK4A, CDKN1, CDKN2A, and MTS1
3 groups of chemical carcinogens
- Genotoxins 2. Co-carcinogens 3. Tumor promoters
irradiated cells secrete cytokines and other factors that increase production of reactive oxygen species in bystander cells, may involve cell to cell communication via gap junction
“By stander effect”
Tumor cell-cycle regulators (in human) which are frequently mutated or altered in expression:
INK4a INK4b KIP1
Major cellular pathway for protein and organelle turnover
Autophagy
Progression step in tumorigenesis
Repeated promoter application to acquire spontaneous mutation
hereditary predisposition for colorectal cancer with early age of onset and an excess of synchronous and metachronous colonic cancers
Lynch 1
Tamoxifen
Endometrial CA
5q Mutation
FAP (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis)
A genetically regulated program to dispose of cells
Apoptosis