ONCOLOGY uterine cancer

Question 1

What are the 4 major risk factors of uterine cancer?

Answer 1

1- > 50 years of age

2- positive family history

3- late menopause

4- no pregnancy

Question 2

THE MAJOR SIGN OF UTERINE CANCER IS__

Answer 2

POST-MENOPAUSAL BLEEDING

(where as, cervical cancer is PAINLESS VAGINAL BLEEDING)

Question 3

Common symptoms for reproductive tract cancers in the female (which includes uterine cancer) are__

Answer 3

1- watery/ bloody vaginal discharge

2- low back/flank/ abdominal pain

3- pelvic pain

(Whereas, cervical is assymtomatic until they start having that painless vaginal bleeding)

Question 4

what is the DX blood test called that rules out ovarian involvement/ ovarian cancer?

Answer 4

CA-125

Question 5

the 2 most definitive DX test is____

Answer 5

D & C (dilitation & curettage) and endometrial biopsy