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Question 1

Third most common cancer in the US

Answer 1

Colon CA

Question 2

majority of colon cancers are of what type

Answer 2

endoluminal adenocarcinomas

Question 3

all patients with a positive FOBT should receive

Answer 3

colonoscopy

Question 4

diagnostic study of choice for colon cancer

also therapeutic

Answer 4

colonoscopy

Question 5

not useful for screening but is useful for establishing baseline and monitoring treatment efficacy in the treatment for colon cancer

Answer 5

CEA

Question 6

T/F CEA has prognostic significance

Answer 6

T

Question 7

clinical staging of colon cancer done with

Answer 7

CT C/A/P

Question 8

colon spreads hematogenously commonly to what organ

Answer 8

liver

Question 9

through what veins does colon cancer travel to the lungs

Answer 9

lumbar vertebral

Question 10

everyone over what age have increased risk for colon cancer

Answer 10

50

Question 11

premalignant lesions but most do not become cancer

Answer 11

polyps

Question 12

higher malignant potential that tubular adenomas

Answer 12

villous adenomas

Question 13

size and number of polyps have what effect on malignancy risk

Answer 13

increases risk

Question 14

bowel disease that increase the risk for cancer

Answer 14

UC and Crohns

Question 15

which of UC and crohns increases the risk greatest for cancer

Answer 15

UC

Question 16

autosomal dominant disease caused by hereditary mutations in the APC tumor suppressor gene

Answer 16

FAP

Question 17

hundreds of adenomatous polyps in the colon

Answer 17

FAP