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Polyp type with highest risk of malignant transoformation

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Villous

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Treatment of mCRC with MSI

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PD-1 therapy

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Treatment of mCRC wild type RAS/BRAF

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FOLFOX chemo + EGFR inhibitor (cetuximab)

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Treatment of mCRC with mutant RAS/BRAF

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FOLFOX chemo + VEGF inhibitor (bevacizumab)

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A/E EGFR inhibitors

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Acneiform rash

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A/E bevacizumab

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Impaired wound healing
GI perforation

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MoA of irinotecan

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Topoisomerase inhibitor

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A/E of 5FU/Capeceitabine

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Hand foot syndrome = palmar, plantar erythrodesia
Coronary vasopasm

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9
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Prior to using 5FU/capecitabine, check?

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DPD (dihydropyrmidine dehydrogenase) - lack this, cannot metabolise, get significant myelosuppression

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10
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Metastatic malignancy, acute SOB, unexplained, CXR shows bilateral infiltrates

Suspect?

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Lymphangitis carcinomatosis

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Metastatic malignancy, acute SOB, features R heart strain with hypoxia, clear lungs

Suspect?

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Pulmonary tumour embolism

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12
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Ki-67 - overactivity?

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Cell proliferation

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13
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Ki-67 inhibition

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inactivation of ribosomal RNA synthesis

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14
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SERM for breast cancer - which cell cycle phase

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G1

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15
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Mammography underestimates which type of breast cancer?

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Lobular

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16
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Breast cancer type that recurs after 10 years

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ER positive

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17
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Breast caner type with bone mets

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ER positive

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18
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Breast cancer type with brain mets

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HER2 positive

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EGFR (epidermal growth factor) receptor
- intracellcular signalling pathways (2)

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Ras –> Raf –> MEK –> erk
- CRC check for RAS and RAF
- Melanoma - check for RAF and MEK

Pi3 –> MTOR
- Breast cancer - use CDK inhibitors first, then Pi3 inhibitors, then mTOR

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Angiogenesis growth factors

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VEGF
Platelet derived growth factor
Fibroblast growth factor

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21
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Where do Cyclin dependant kinase inhibitors act on?

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G1/S phase

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22
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Epigenetics
- Anti-cancer treatments based on this

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Hypomethylating agents
- Azacitidine for high risk MDS

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors
- Vorinostat used in cutaneous T cell lymphoma

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23
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Vorinostat
- MoA
- Use

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HDAC inhibitor
Cutaneous T cell lymphoma

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24
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2nd line neuroendocrine tumours?

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Radiolabelled somostatin analogues

–> Peptide receptor radionucleotide therapy (PRRT)

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25
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MSI on CRC
- What differentiates Lynch (germline) from Sporadic

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Sporadic may have BRAF mutation

Lynch will note have BRAF

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26
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Genetic defect in MUTYH associated polyposis

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Deficient base excision repair

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27
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Pairs of mismatch repair proteins

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MLH1 and PMS2
MSH2 and MSH6

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28
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Management of met CRC?

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MSI? - PD1 single agent

Otherwise FOLFOX/FOLFIRI chemotherapy with:
- RAS/RAF wildtype - cetuximab (EGFR inhibitor)
- RAS/RAS mutant - bevacizumab (VEGFR)
- HER2 over-expressed - HER2 inhibitor

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29
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What is border of R sided vs L sided CRC

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Splenic flexure. After splenic flexure = L, Before = R

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30
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CRC staging
- Into muscularis propria but not through

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T2

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31
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CRC staging
- Limited to mucosa and submucosa

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T1

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32
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CRC staging
- Invasion through muscularis propria
- Into peritoneal cavity

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Through - T3

Into periteonal cavity - T4

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33
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Biggest predictor of CRC recurrence?

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Lymph node sampling

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34
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BRAF inhibitor in mCRC
- Agent?
- When to use

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Encorafenib

mCRC. RAS wildtype, BRAF mutant.
Can use cetuximab and ecorafenib, with idea BRAF inhibitor may overcome EGFR resistance

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35
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Spindle shaped cells

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GIST

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36
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Kit-117

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GIST

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37
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Gene for diffuse gastric cancer

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CDH1

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38
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Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer
- cancers
- inheritance and cause

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Germline mutation in CDH1 –> autosomal dominant

Signet ring cell gastric cancer and lobule breast cancer

39
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Which gland of prostate are majority of prostate cancer cases?

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Posterior gland

40
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Significance of gleason score

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x2 core biopsies of prosate. Grades differentiation out of 5, adds two score together.

6 or less is grade 1, very unlikely to metastasise (however can be sampling error)

41
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1st line for met castrate sensitive prostate cancer

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ADT + docetaxel + androgen receptor antagonist

Can not use docetaxel if not candidate for chemotherapy

42
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1st line for nonmetastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer

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Continue ADT

Add androgen receptor inhibitor

43
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1st line for metastatic castrate resistance prostate cancer
- Rapd
- Slow

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Rapid - Continue ADT + add taxane

Slow - continue ADT and add novel anti-androgen/abiraterone

44
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2nd line for met castrate resistant prostate cancer after failure of anti-androgens and taxane

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PMSA Lu-117

45
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A/E abiraterone

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Adrenal insufficiency with lack of gc but mineralocorticoid excess (blocks 17a hydrooxylase)

Give concurrent prednisolone

46
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A/E enzalutamide

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Increased risk falls and fractures

47
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ADT A/E
- Most common
- Others

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Most commmon - sexual dysfunction

Others
- Osteoporosis
- CVD and diabetes
- weight gain
- Cognitive dysfunction

48
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Most common melanoma

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Superfiical spreading

49
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Melanoma with best prognosis

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Superficial spreading

50
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Tan/brown macule, older person, sun exposed area

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Lentigno melanoma

51
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Palms/plantar/subungual melanoma

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Acral lentignous

52
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Nodule with pink hue, melanoma

53
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Protective for CINV?

54
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Adjuvant beneficial agent for CINV

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Olanzapine - can add to triple regimens

55
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BRCA 2 higher risk of?

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Male breast cancer
Prostate

56
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BRCA 1 higher risk of?

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Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
(female)

57
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When to require axillary clearance in breast cancer

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> 2 sentinel nodes positive

58
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Target membrane protein in refractor breast cancer conjugated to topoisomerase inhibitor

59
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Most common immunotherapy A/E

60
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Which immunotherapy has more common/severe A/E

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CTLA4
- Hypophyisitis
- Pulmonary toxicity

61
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Which type of thyroid illness more common with immunotherapy

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hypothyroidism

62
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When to use PJP PPx for patients receiving corticosteroids for IrAE

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Concurrent chemo
Underlying lung conditions
> 6 weeks steroids/complicated A?E

63
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Requirements prior to using Fleischner guidelines for incidental pulm nodules

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Age > 35
Baseline risk (i.e not screening)
Not immunocompromised
No history malignancy previously treated/followed up
No symptoms

64
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Single nodule

Benign characteristics no f/u requried

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Fat appearance

Characteristic calcific appearance (harmatoma, granuloma)

65
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Pulm nodule > 8mm

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CT 3 months or PET

66
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Pulm nodule < 6mm

67
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Pulm nodule 6-8mm (solid or cystic)

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CT 6-12 months

68
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What suggest malignant pulm nodule

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Growing >2mm at seria CT

69
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Stable pulm esion

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Stable size > 2 years

70
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4t’s anterior mediastinal mass

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Thymoma
Teratoma
Thyroid
Terrible lymphoma

71
Q

Pharm management for hot flushes 2nd to tamoxifen

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Venlafaxine

Avoid fluox/parox due to CYP2D6 interaction

72
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Breast cancer histopath with poor prognosis

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Micropapillary

73
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Indications for mastectomy rather than wide local excision of early breast cancer

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Multicentric

Large tumour

high ris features

CI to radiotherapy (previous RT etc)

74
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Predictive assay for early breast cancer
- tool that can be used to decide if adjuvant chemo needed

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OncotypeDX Rs

75
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1st line therapy for met ER positive brast cancer

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Premenopause - Tamoxifen + CDK4/6 inhibitor + ovarian function suppression

Post-menopausal - aromatase inhibitor + CDK4/6 inhibitor

76
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2nd line for met ER positive breast cancer

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Fulvestrant
Pi3 inhibitors - idealialisib
mTOR inhibitors

77
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1st line for met HER2 + breast cancer

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Trastuzumab +/- pertuzumab
AND
Taxane chemo

78
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2nd line for HER2 met breast cancer

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T-DM1 - trastuzumab emtansine

79
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3rd line for met her2 breast cancer

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Lapatanib/capecitabine

80
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Triple negative breast cancer options

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BRCA- PARP
PD1 - immunotherapy

81
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When to commence bone modifying agents in met breast cancer

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When first evidence of bone metastasis

82
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Considerations prior to pulmonary resection for lung cancer

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Predicted pulmonary function

Baseline FEV1 and DLCO, and volume of lung to be resected

83
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NSLC TNM staging

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M = stage 4
N - contralateral mediastinal = IIIB, ipsilateral mediastinal = IIIA

Local nodes = limited disease

84
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SCLC - when to use radiotherapy to chest?

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If limited disease - tumour only, or local lymph nodes

Any mediastinal lymph nodes precludes as involves too big a RT field

85
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Most common cause cancer death

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Lung cancer

86
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Situations where IPC is better than talc pleurodesis

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Life expectancy >2 weeks but < 2 months

Not wanting any inpatient stay

87
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Beware the man with glass eye and large liver

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Ocular melanoma metastases to liver

88
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Single enlarge lymph node
or
Enlarge lymph nodes >3cm

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Castleman’s disease

89
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Cytokine associated with castleman’s disease

90
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Virus associated with multicentric castleman’s

91
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Metabolic changes cachexia

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Catabolic
- Hypertriglyceridaemia
- Hypergylcaemia

92
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Opioid tolerant
Breakthrough acute opioid pain

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S/L fentanyl

93
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Cancer screening program - indicator of effectiveness?

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Cancer mortality

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