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What is the most common cause of death by cancer worldwide?

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Lung cancer

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Lung cancer kills more than which 2 cancers combined?

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Breast and prostate

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Lung cancer accounts for what percentage of ALL deaths in Scotland?

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6%

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What is the aetiology of lung cancer?

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  • Tobacco
  • Asbestos
  • Environmental radon
  • Occupational exposure ( chromates, hydrocarbons, nickel)
  • Air pollution and urban environment
  • Other radiation
  • Pulmonary fibrosis
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What is the biggest cause of lung cancer?

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85% of cases are attributed to tobacco

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What percentage of smokers get lung cancer?

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10%

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How does the risk of smokers getting lung cancer differ in the sexes?

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  • Risk of cancer increased by 22x in males
  • Risk of cancer increased by 12x in females
  • However, females may be more susceptible per cigarette smoked
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What is the risk of getting lung cancer related to in smoking?

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Consumption- Inhalation and pack years

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What risks does passive smoking pose?

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  • 50-100% increased risk

- Causes at least 25% of non-smoking lung cancers

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How many chemicals are in tobacco?

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Over 4000

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How many carcinogens are in tobacco?

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60 recognised carcinogens

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What are 2 major classes of chemicals in tobacco?

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  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

- N-nitrosamines

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What are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons believed to be linked to?

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Squamous small cell lung carcinoma

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What are N-nitrosamines believed to be linked to?

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Adenocarcinomas

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What does tobacco smoke cause?

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  • Epithelial effects
  • Multi-hit theory of carcinogenesis
  • Host activation of pro-carcinogens
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What can inherited polymorphisms predispose?

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  • Metabolism of pro-carcinogens

- Nicotine addiction

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Where do adenocarcinomas normally from?

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In the lung periphery when bronchioalveolar epithelial stem cells transform

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Where do squamous cell carcinomas usually form?

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In the central lung airways when bronchial epithelia stem cells transform

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What are the states involved in the development of an invasive bronchogenic carcinoma?

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  • Squamous dysplasia
  • Carcinoma-in-situ
  • Invasive bronchogenic carcinoma

Process strongly associated with smoking

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What are the states involved in the development of an invasive adenocarcinoma?

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  • Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia
  • Adenocarcinoma-in-situ
  • Invasive adenocarcinoma

Process associated with smoking, but also occurs in non-smokers

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What tumours can occur in the lung?

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  • Benign causes of mass lesion
  • Carcinoid tumour
  • Tumours of bronchial gland :VERY RARE
  • Lymphoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Metastases to lung are common
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What could be a benign cause of mass lesion?

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Fibrous tissue formed during pneumonia

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What are examples of bronchial gland tumours?

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  • Adenoid cystic carcinoma
  • Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
  • Benign adenoma
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What are the 4 main types of carcinoma of the lung?
- Adenocarcinoma - Squamous cell - Small cell carcinoma - Large cell carcinoma
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What is bronchiolalveolar cell carcinoma now known as?
- It was a subtype of adenocarcinoma | - Now called adenocarcinoma in situ
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What are the 2 histological types of lung carcinoma?
- Small cell carcinoma (SCLC) | - Non-small cell carcinomas (NSCLC)
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What is included in NSCLC?
- Adenocarcinoma - Squamous cell carcinoma - Large cell carcinoma - Others
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Why is the term NSCLC used in diagnosis?
Sometimes the term is used as we cannot distinguish between particular types of non-small cell carcinomas on small biopsy samples
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What is NSCLC not?
A single type of lung carcinoma
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What is NSCLC?
A group of very biologically different diseases which have to be treated in very different ways
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What is the main problem with primary lung cancer?
It grows clinically silent for many years and presents late in its natural history
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What is a very important symptom in lung cancers
Haemoptysis
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What are the local effects of lung cancer?
- Bronchial obstruction - Pleural - Direct invasion - Lymph node metastasis
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What can cause bronchial obstruction in cancer?
- Collapse - Endogenous lipoid pneumonia - Infection/abscess - Bronchiectasis
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What effects can cancer have on the pleura?
- Inflammation | - Malignant
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What can be directly invaded in lung cancer?
- The chest wall - Nerves - Mediastinum
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What nerves can be affected by direct invasion in cancer?
- Phrenic: diaphragmatic paralysis - L recurrent laryngeal: hoarse, bovine cough - Brachial plexus: Pancoast T1 damage - Cervical sympathetic: Horner's syndrome
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What can be affected by direct invasion in the mediastinum in cancer?
- Superior vena cava | - Pericardium
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What can lymph node metastases lead to?
- Mass effect | - Lymphangitis carcinomatosa
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Where can lung cancer metastasise to?
- Liver - Adrenals - Bone - Brain - Skin
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What local effects can be secondary to lung cancer?
- Neural | - Vascular
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What systems can non-metastatic paraneoplastic effects of lung cancer affect?
- Skeletal - Endocrine - Neurological - Cutaneous - Haematological - Cardiovascular - Renal
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Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effects of lung cancer: Skeletal
- Clubbing | - HPOA
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Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effects of lung cancer: Endocrine
- ACTH, SIADH, PTH - Carcinoid syndrome - Gynecomastia
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Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effects of lung cancer: Neurological
- Polyneuropathy - Encephalopathy - Cerebellar degeneration - Myasthenia
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Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effects of lung cancer: Cutaneous
- Acanthosis nigricans | - Dermatomyositis
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Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effects of lung cancer: Haematological
- Granulocytosis - Eosinophilia - DIC
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Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effects of lung cancer: Cardiovascular
-Thrombophlebitis migrans
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Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effects of lung cancer: Renal
Nephrotic syndrome
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What Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effect of lung cancer is associated with small cell carcinoma?
Release of ACTH and SIADH by the endocrine system
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What Non-metastatic paraneoplastic effect of lung cancer is associated with squamous cell carcinoma?
Release of PTH by the endocrine system
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What does release of PTH lead to?
Hypercalcaemia
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What does HPOA cause?
Sore ankles and wrists
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What investigations are often carried out with lung cancer?
- Chest X-ray - Sputum cytology is rarely used - Bronchoscopy - Trans-thoracic fine needle aspiration - Trans-thoracic core biopsy - Pleural effusion
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What are the limitations of samples collected during investigations?
Often very small so not much material to work with
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What advance imaging techniques can be used in the investigation of lung cancer?
- CT scanning - MRI - PET - Other imaging
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What type of bronchoscopies can be carried out?
- Bronchial biopsy - Bronchial brushings and washings - Endobronchial US guided aspiration
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What prognostic factors are there in lung cancer?
- Stage of disease | - Classification/ type of disease
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What might prognostic factors be used for in selection of patients?
To select patients for adjuvant therapy
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What is the prognosis for operable lung cancer?
- Type I >60% 5YS | - Type II 35% 5YS
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What is the 5YS rate for Non-small cell carcinomas?
- Anywhere between 10-25% | - Some cell types do badly
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What is the 5YS for small cell carcinoma?
- 4% | - Medial survival 9 months
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After diagnosis is made what predictive factors can be used to select patients for therapy?
Predictive biomarkers: - Adenocarcinoma: *EGFR*, KRAS, HER2, BRAF mutations, *ALK translocations* - Squamous cell: FGFR1 gene copy number, DDR2 and FGFR2 mutations
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What do immune checkpoints do?
Control immune reactions
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How do tumours use immune checkpoints?
To avoid immune destruction
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What are examples of immune checkpoints?
- PD1 - PD-L1 - CTLA4
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What are gaining use in cancers?
Drugs against immune checkpoints known as immune checkpoint inhibitors

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