Treatment Options: Surgery

Question 1

surgery is a ____ treatment

Answer 1

local

Question 2

T/F: surgery was the 1st curative option available

Answer 2

true

Question 3

surgery is best option for what type of tumors?

Answer 3

localized solid tumors in one area

Question 4

surgery can be used for ______, ______, ______, and ______ methods

Answer 4

surgery can be used curatively, diagnostically, preventively, and palliatively

Question 5

how much of tumor does a curative surgery remove?

Answer 5

all of tumor

Question 6

what is “debulking”/”tumor debulking” -

Answer 6

removing PART of tumor

Question 7

when is debulking tumor recommended?

Answer 7

when the entire tumor cannot be removed without causing damage to surrounding tissues or organs

Question 8

T/F: debulking a tumor can make other post-op treatments like RT or chemo more affective

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

alternative methods to surgery include ___ and _____

Answer 9

laser (very precise) and cryosurgery

Question 10

T/F: lymph nodes or other organs at risk of getting cancer can be removed

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

surgical biopsy is part of ___ process

Answer 11

staging

Question 12

a ______ ______ determines tumor histology

Answer 12

surgical biopsy

Question 13

the following are examples of _____ surgeries -

-incisional
-excisional
-endoscopic
-colposcopic
-FNA (fine needle aspiration)
-core biopsy
-bone marrow biopsy
-stereotactic biopsy

Answer 13

diagnostic

Question 14

preventative surgery happens when?

Answer 14

before the cancer arises

Question 15

another way to say “preventative” is to say _____

Answer 15

prophylactically

Question 16

_____ surgery is done when the disease is very advanced and decreases pain & increases quality of life

Answer 16

palliative

Question 17

removal of ovaries when there is a strong family history of ovarian cancer is an example of – what type of surgery

another example is a mastectomy when there is strong BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 presence

Answer 17

preventative