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Duke PA Colon Cancer

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95% of primary colon cancers are   adenocarcinomas  
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1/__ people will develop colorectal cancer   18  
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risk for colorectal cancer __ each decade of life after age 40   doubles  
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90% of colorectal cancers occur after age __   50  
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lifestyle risk factors for colon cancer   diets high in red and processed meats, physical inactivity, obesity, smoking, heavy alcohol use  
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Gardner's syndrome is a type of   Familial Adenomatous Polyposis  
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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis occurs because of an __ gene mutation   APC  
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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis is a __ genetic disorder   autosomal dominant  
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incidence of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis is 1:__   10,000  
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Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer has an incidence of 1:__   2,000  
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Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer is an __ genetic disorder   autosomal dominant  
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Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer is associated with   endometrial, ovarian, gastric, urinary tract, renal cell, biliary, and gallbladder cancers  
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up to __% of colorectal cancer have some familial component althought the genes have not been defined   30  
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HNPCC, and FAP account for about __% of all colorectal cancers   6  
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tools to determine families at risk for colon cancer   Amsterdam criteria, Bethesda guidelines  
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signs and symptoms of colon cancer   rectal bleeding, iron deficiency anemia, fatigue and weight loss, obstruction, change in stool quality/caliber, abdominal mass or pain  
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gold standard for colon cancer screening   colonoscopy  
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most common symptoms for colon cancer   abdominal pain, change in bowel habit, hematochezia or melena  
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tends to be a late symptom of colon cancer   weight loss  
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fistulas happen more often in __ but can also be seen in colon cancer   Chron's disease  
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__% of cases of colon cancer have metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis   22  
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colon cancer is most often metastatic to __   liver and lung  
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not part of diagnosis of colon cancer, but is used to tract progress of treatment or recurrance   CEA  
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used for staging of colon cancer   CT scan of abdomen and pelvis  
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relatively short, sharply defined region of annular, constricting colonic narrowing with overhanging margins, ulcerated mucosa, and an eccentric and irregular lumen   apple core lesion  
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stage of cancer is determined from   exam, biopsy, imaging, lymph node dissection  
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most common colon tumore staging   AJCC  
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inner lining of the colon   mucosa  
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first muscle layer of colon, thin layer   muscularis mucosa  
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fibrous tissue beneath the muscle layer of colon   submucosa  
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second, thick muscle layer of colon   muscularis propria  
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outer most layers of colon   subserosa, and serosa  
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tumor that is through muscularis mucosa, extends into submucosa   T1  
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tumor that is through the submucosa into the muscularis propria   T2  
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tumor that is through the muscularis propria and into the subserosa, not to any neighboring organs   T3  
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tumor that is through the wall of the colon or rectum and into nearby tissues or organs   T4  
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cancer cells in 1-3 nearby lymph nodes   N1  
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cancer cells in 4 or more nearby lymph nodes   N2  
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no lymph node involvement   N0  
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metastasis is present   M1  
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no distant spread is seen   M0  
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patients with a stage IV colon cancer have a __% 5 year survival rate   8  
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metastatic disease with any tumore size and lymph node involvement is a stage __ cancer and has a 5 year survival of 8%   IV  
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__ tumors can be removed endoscopically   some very early stage (0-1)  
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__ is not used for colon cancer butt may be used for rectal cancer   radiation  
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for the average patient colonoscopy screening for colon cancer starts at age __   50  
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if family history of CRC in first degree relative or multiple second degree relatives, screening colonoscopy starts when __   the patient is 10 years younger than youngest affected family member with CRC  
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the only colon cancer screening that has a proven mortality benefit   FOBT  
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all FOBT's need to be followed by __   colonoscopy  
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never screen with a __   digital rectal exam  
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negative FOBT's should be repeated __   annually  
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examines the left colon   flexible sigmoidoscopy  
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most common serious complication of colonoscopy is   bleeding post-polypectomy  
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patients with no family history have a colonoscopy every __ after the age of 50   10 years  
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once cancer or adenomatous polyps are detected colonoscopy is usually repeated every __   3-5 years  
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patients with a family history of CRC get a colonoscopy every __   5 years  
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patients with inflammatory bowel disease get a colonoscopy every __ once disease is present for more than 15 years   year  
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__ are not considered pre-malignant   hyperplastic polyps  
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a person with __ does not need a shortened interval between screening exams   hyperplastic polyps  
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CT colonography is sensitive and specific for __ polyps   large (1cm or greater)  
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carcinoma of the colon and rectum is the __ most common cancer   third  
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carcinoma of the colon and rectum is the __ most common cause of cancer deaths in American men and women   second  
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__ has been shown to be an effective strategy for reducing colorectal cancer mortality   screening  
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approximately __% of Americans will develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime   6  
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colorectal cancer is extremely uncommon in individuals younger than   35  
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factors associated with a decreased risk for colon cancer   physical activity, consumption of certain vegetables, and multivitamins with folic acid  
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the majority of colorectal cancers are believed to arise from __   benign adenomatous polyps  
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it takes around __ years for an adenoma to develop into an invasive cancer   10  
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characterized by inherited mutations in one of the DNA mismatch repair genes (hMLH1 or hMSH2), early onset colorectal cancer (avg. 44 years), and an estimated lifetime risk of colorectal cancers of 80-90%   HNPCC (Lynch Syndromes)  
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characterized by inherited mutations in the APC gene, the appearance of hundreds of colorectal adenomas during the 2nd or 3rd decade of life, and a lifetime risk of colorectal cancer that approaches 100% by the 5th decade of life   FAP  
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__ is a variant of FAP in which affected probandsalso exhibit a variety of extra-intestinal manifestations such as osteomas, desmoids, and other soft tissue tumors   Gardner's syndrome  
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the majority of colorectal neoplasms are __ until advanced   asymptomatic  
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the most common symptom of colorectal cancer   GI blood loss  
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symptoms of colorectal cancer (other than GI blood loss)   abdominal pain, change in bowel habits, unexplained anorexia or weight loss  
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periodic screening by fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, barium enema, or colonoscopy is recommended for   asymptomatic, average-risk patients beginning at age 50 years  
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approximately 50% of colorectal adenomas and cancers are located __   between the rectum and splenic flexure  
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lesions detected on barium enema study necessitate __   colonoscopic evaluation  
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__ is used perioperatively to assess the extent of metastatic disease   abdominal CT  
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45% of patients first come to medical attention at stage __ disease   III or IV  
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__ is curative for early-stage colorectal cancers   surgery alone  
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__ are recommended for stage III colon cancer   surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy with 5 fluorouracil and leucovorin  
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__ are the mainstays of treatment for stage IV colon cancer   palliative surgery, chemotherapy, and or radiation therapy  
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