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BIG FIVE
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Breast Cancer
What proportion of women are affe...,
How many cases of breast cancer a...,
How does the mortality of breast ...
117  cards
Colorectal Cancer
How does the incidence of colorec...,
How does the mortality of colorec...,
What is the occurrence of colorec...
108  cards
Lung Cancer
What is lung cancer,
Of what type are most primary lun...,
What is a carcinoma
88  cards
Prostate Cancer
How common is prostate cancer com...,
How deadly is prostate cancer com...,
What of men over 80 have prostate...
46  cards
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
What is squamous cell carcinoma,
How does squamous cell carcinoma ...,
What are the risk factors for squ...
66  cards
Malignant Melanoma
What is a malignant melanoma,
Where do malignant melanomas aris...,
Where are normal melanocytes found
84  cards
HAEMATOLOGICAL CANCERS
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
What is leukaemia,
What are the types of leukaemia,
What is lymphoblastic lymphocytic...
90  cards
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
What is acute myeloid leukaemia aml,
What happens in aml,
What do most aml subtypes show in...
54  cards
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
What is chronic lymphocytic leuka...,
Where do abnormal lymphocytes acc...,
How do the lymphocytes in cll app...
50  cards
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
What is hodgkins lymphoma,
What is hodgkins lymphoma histolo...,
What are the multi nucleated gian...
73  cards
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Is nhl common,
How many cases of nhl are there p...,
Which gender is nhl more common in
88  cards
Myeloma
What kind of cancer is myeloma,
What is the prevalence of myeloma...,
Is myeloma more common in men or ...
76  cards
CANCER MANAGEMENT
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Chemotherapy
What does chemotherapy involve,
What can chemotherapy be effectiv...,
How does chemotherapy work
120  cards
Radiotherapy
What is radiotherapy,
How does radiotherapy work,
Is radiotherapy given internally ...
122  cards
Hormonal Therapy
What are hormones,
What system does hormonal therapy...,
How can the endocrine system be m...
44  cards
SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
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Pain Management
Is cancer pain a manageable concern,
What of cancer pain can be reliev...,
What is the problem with inadequa...
113  cards
Management of Nausea and Vomiting
What is nausea,
What may or may not nausea be acc...,
What is vomiting
54  cards
Breathlessness
Why is breathlessness an importan...,
How common is breathlessness in c...,
What does the successful treatmen...
45  cards
Constipation
Why is constipation difficult to ...,
What generally suggests constipation,
What are the possible features of...
28  cards
Respiratory Secretions at End of Life
What does the current best practi...,
What do respiratory secretions at...,
What causes the production of res...
28  cards
Depression
What is the problem with depressi...,
Who can get depressed in palliati...,
What patients are at higher risk ...
29  cards
CANCER COMPLICATIONS
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Febrile Neutropenia
When is febrile netropenia most o...,
When does the neutrophil count us...,
Other than after cytotoxic therap...
35  cards
Spinal Cord Compression
Is spinal cord compression a medi...,
What is required with spinal cord...,
Why is it important that spinal c...
45  cards
Hypercalcaemia
What is the most common metabolic...,
What proportion of cancer patient...,
What malignancies are most common...
21  cards
Superior Vena Cava Obstruction
Is superior vena cava obstruction...,
What are the most common causes o...,
What of cases of svco are due to ...
20  cards
YEAR 4 CANCERS
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Endometrial Cancer
What is endometrial cancer,
How common is endometrial cancer,
How many new cases of endometrial...
95  cards
Ovarian Cancer
How common is ovarian cancer,
What of deaths in women aged 40 6...,
What is the average age of presen...
100  cards
Cervical Cancer
What is cervical cancer,
What is the most common type of c...,
How does cervical cancer compare ...
127  cards
Head and Neck Cancer
How common is head and neck cance...,
What of cases of cancer in the uk...,
Which gender is head and neck can...
104  cards
Thyroid Cancer
How common is thyroid cancer comp...,
How common is thyroid cancer comp...,
What is the incidence of thyroid ...
114  cards
Cancers of the Central Nervous System
What of all cancers are brain tum...,
What of cancer deaths are caused ...,
What is more common primary brain...
69  cards
OTHER CANCERS
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Mesothelioma
What is the median age of present...,
What does mesothelioma typically ...,
What is the male to female ratio ...
79  cards
Testicular Tumours
What is the importance of testicu...,
What is the ratio of white black ...,
How do testicular tumours present
47  cards
Liver Cancer
What of liver cancers are metastatic,
What of liver cancers are primary,
What is the main primary liver tu...
83  cards
Pancreatic Cancer
What will pancreatic cancer typic...,
What of primary pancreatic malign...,
What are the remaining 10 of prim...
111  cards
Bladder and Renal Cancer
What of new cancer diagnoses are ...,
What is the male to female ratio ...,
At what age is the peak incidence...
121  cards
Oesophageal Cancer
What is the incidence of oesophag...,
Why is the incidence of oesophage...,
What age does oesophageal cnacer ...
47  cards
Gastric Cancer
What is the incidence of gastric ...,
When is gastric cancer most common,
What is the male to female ratio ...
49  cards
Small Bowel Neoplasms
What of small bowel neoplasms are...,
Give 5 benign small bowel neoplasms,
In what conditions are there incr...
15  cards
Cancer of Unknown Primary
How will cancer often present,
Why might cancer not always prese...,
How to carcinomas of unknown prim...
49  cards

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