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Step III - Onc

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What screening test lowers cancer mortality the most   Mammogram above age 50  
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When should women start screening for breast cancer and how often until what age   >40 q1-2yrs up until 50yo  
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Women who are 50yo and above should be screened for breast cancer how often   Yearly  
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An abnormal mammo should be followed up by   Biopsy  
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Pt has abnormal mammo and you go for breast bx which confirms cancer. What do you do next   Sentinel node bx  
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You obtain a sentinel node bx and it reveals cancerous cells. How does that change your operative approach to the patient   Do axillary node dissection  
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What is the best initial tx for breast CA   lumpectomy w/ radiation tx  
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What do you use if the pt is ER+ and/or PR+   Tamoxifen/raloxifene  
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Adjuvant chemo is used under what circumstances   cancer >1cm or axillary lymph nodes are (+) for cancer (number does not matter)  
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What are the AE of tamoxifen   DVT, hot flashes, endometrial CA  
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What is the MOA of tamoxifen   Selective estrogen receptor AGONIST  
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What is the MOA of aromatase inhibitors on estrogen   Pure estrogen antagonist  
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Based on the MOA of aromatase (-) what AE would you expect   Osteoporosis b/c it (-) estrogen-R in bones  
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What is a side effect of tamoxifen that anastrazole does not have   DVT  
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Name some aromatase (-)   Anastrazole, exematase, letrozole  
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Adjuvant therapy is most efficacious in what type of patients   Menstruating pts  
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Tamoxifen and aromatase (-) are least effective in what type of pts   Menstruating pts  
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What breast CA drug is a monoclonal Ab against HER2/NEU, has few side effects, moderate efficacy, and useful in metastatic dz   TRASTUZUMAB  
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Pt has multiple first degree relatives w/ breast CA. What primary preventive therapy should you recommend   Tamoxifen  
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What two risk associations are involved with having the BRCA gene   Familial breast CA and ovarian CA  
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Name the cancer associated with Tamoxifen use and BRCA gene, respectively   Endometrial CA, ovarian CA  
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What is the general tx for colon CA   surgical resection and chemo using 5-FU  
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When patient reaches age 50, what routine colon CA procedures/tests are initiated   Colonoscopy, FOBT, double contrast barium enema  
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After routine initial colon CA screening tests/procedures are done, how often are they repeated   Colonoscopy q10yrs, FOBT q1yr, double contrast barium enema q3-5yrs  
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If colonoscopy is done q10yrs what is performed in the interval time period   Sigmoidoscopy q3-5yrs  
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If pt has FmHx of colon CA then at what age should colonoscopies be performed   40yo or 10yrs earlier than date of family member’s dx (pick whichever is earlier)  
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If pt has h/o 3 family members with colon CA over 2 generations with 1 member having it prematurely (before age of 50) then how often/when should you start colonoscopy screening   25 yo q1-2yrs  
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What is the screening rec for pts with FAP   SIGMOIDscopy @12yo q1-2yrs  
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What is screening rec for pts with Juv polyposis, Peutz Jeghers, Turcot, Gardner’s   none  
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Under what circumstances would you do an excisional lung biopsy   Smoker w/ solitary lung nodule >1cm; more urgency if pt >50yo  
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What are conditions in which surgery CAN NOT be used as tx for lung CA   B/L dz, mets, malignant pleural effusion, lesion 1-2cm from carina, involvement w/ aorta, heart, vena cava  
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If a pap smear comes back with low/high grade dysplasia what is the next step   Colposcopy and biopsy  
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If the pap comes back as ACUS then what is the next step   Test patient for HPV  
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Pt had ACUS on pap and HPV testing is (+). What is the next step   colposcopy  
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Pt had ASCUS on pap and HPV testing is (-). What is the next step   Repeat pap in 6 mos  
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Pt with ASCUS, HPV(-), and 6 mos pap follow up is (-). What screening schedule will pt follow now   Resume normal screening q2-3 yrs until age 65  
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When should women start getting pap smears   At 21 yo or within 3 yrs of sexual activity whichever comes first  
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How often should pap smears be performed   At least q3yrs until age 65 when it can be stopped  
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Pt is 65 yo and not had prior screening with pap smear. What do you do next   Tell her to get her pap on!  
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When should quadrivalent HPV vaccx be given to females   13 – 26yo  
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What is the recommended screening test and time interval for prostate cancer   None  
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If patient requests prostate cancer screening what you should you do   Order PSA and do DRE  
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What is the most important prognostic factor for prostate cancer (other than spread of dz)   Gleason score based on histology of cells (high = aggressive)  
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Name the the two tx methods for localized prostate cancer   Surgery and external radiation/implanted radioactive pellets  
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Compare the efficacy of implanted radioactive pellets vs external radiation in the tx of prostate cancer   Nearly equal  
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What is the general mechanism/approach for tx prostate cancer   Androgen blockade  
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What is the standard of care tx for prostate cancer   Flutamide + leuprolide/goserelin  
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What is the MOA of flutamide   Testosterone-R blocker  
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What is MOA of leuprolide   GnRH AGONIST  
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What is the MOA of finasteride   5α-reductase (-)  
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What is finasteride used for   BPH and male pattern baldness (NOT prostate cancer!)  
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Pt is woman >50yo c/o weight loss but increasing abdominal girth. Dx   Ovarian cancer  
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What is the screening and diagnostic test for ovarian cancer   None  
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What is measured to follow the progression and tx of ovarian cancer   CA-125  
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What is the treatment for ovarian cancer that is localized   Surgical debulking + chemo  
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What is the treatment for ovarian cancer that has mets   Same as localized (surg debulk + chemo); surgery responsive metastatic cancer is unique to ovarian CA  
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Painless scrotal lump in male <35yo. Dx   Testicular cancer  
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Diagnostic testing for testicular cancer   Inguinal orchiectomy of affected testicle  
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Most testicular cancers are of what type cell tumor   Germ cell tumors  
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What are the different types of germ cell tumors that lead to testicular cancer   Seminoma and non-seminoma  
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What marker is unique to non–seminoma germ cell tumors   AFP  
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In addition to AFP, what other lab measures do you obtain   LDH, βHGC (incr)  
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What diagnostic study is used to stage testicular cancer   CT abdomen/pelvis  
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What is the tx for localized testicular cancer   radiation  
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What is the tx for testicular CA w/ mets   chemo  
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