Oncology Flashcards
1
Q
What is the single best primary care investigation for leukaemia?
A
FBC - leukaemia is very unlikely in the presence of a normal FBC
Typical picture in leukaemia is elevated WCC (early forms may have a very high WCC whereas later, more aggressive types may only have a slightly raised WCC) and a cytopenia across the other cell lines ie low plts and low RCCs due to overcrowding of the bone marrow with these cancerous WCCs proliferating.
2
Q
Which cancer is alcohol-induced lymph node pain suggestive of ?
A
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
3
Q
What patients should be referred to the 2WW suspected lung cancer pathway?
A
1) Those with abnormal features on CXR suggestive of lung cancer
or
2) Anyone over 40 with unexplained haemoptysis
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