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Practical aspects in oncology Flashcards

1
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Name systemic treatments

A

Chemotx
Hormonal tx
Targeted tx

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2
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What is a clinical oncologist?

A

Chemo + radio

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3
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What is a medical oncologist?

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Chemo

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4
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3 questions in oncology?

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Is it cancer? - biopsy
WHat type of cancer? - imaging, biopsy
WHat is intention of tx? - curative, palliative

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5
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What is adjuvant tx?

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Given after surgery to maximize chance for cure

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6
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What is neoadjuvant tx?

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given before radical tx

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7
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In what stage of breast cancer do we give neoadjuvant tx?

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Stage III (decrease risk of dissemination)

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8
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Best methods of treatment in order?

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Surgery > radiotx > systemic tx

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9
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WHat is RECIST?

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Criterias for successfull tx

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10
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When to stop palliative tx?

A

patient does not want it
side effects > benefits
Better quality of life before
No response

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11
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Define predictive factor

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condition that can be used to predict wether a person’s cancer will respond to a specific tx

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12
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Define Prognostic factor

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Condition used to estimate the change of recovery from a disease or the chance of the disease recurring

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Define Incidence

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New cases of disease, divided by the total population

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14
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Define Prevalence

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all cases of a disease in a specified period of time, scaled to the size of that population

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Define mortality

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Number of deaths due to a specific cause, scaled to the size of that population

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16
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What can tumor markers be used for?

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Screening
prognostic factors
diagnosis
monitoring

17
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Which tumor markers seen in germinal tumors?

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b hCG, AFP, LDH

18
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What does level of tumor markers in germinal tumors tell you?

19
Q

Which tumor marker in prostate cancer?

What value does it have?

A

PSA

Prognostic value

20
Q

Which tumor marker in medullary thyroid ca?

A

calcitonin

21
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Which tumor marker in ovarian cancer?

22
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Which tumor marker in hepatocellular ca?

23
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Which tumor marker in breast cancer?

A

NO TM IN BREAST CA!!!

24
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Which tumor marker in pancreatic and gastric ca?

25
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In which cancer MAY palliative chemotx reverse a dissemination?

A

Testicular ca

Colorectal ca

26
Q

Which other place than in cervix may HPV cause cancer?

27
Q

Which drugs are cardiotoxic?

A

Antracyclines (Doxorubicine)

Trastuzumab

28
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Which drugs are nephrotoxic?

A

Cisplatin

Methotrexate

29
Q

WHich drugs are pulmotoxic?

A

Bleomycine

30
Q

Which drugs are neurotoxic?

A

Vincristine
Cisplatin
Paclitaxel

31
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Which drugs are bladder-toxic?

A

Cyclophosphamide

32
Q

What does Zubrod’s scale assess?

A

Performance status

33
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WHat is important to remember about stage 3,4,5 in Zubrow’s scale?

A

ONLY supportive care! SHould NOT be given systemic tx

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