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Duke PA Male Cancer

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__ is the most common cancer that occurs in men and the second leading cause of cancer death   show
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show Smoking, sexual activity, or prior history of prostatitis or BPH  
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show 50  
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show 10  
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Men younger than __ years of age and in otherwise good health are recommended to have routine screening for prostate cancer   show
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Prostate cancer typically arises from what portion of the prostate   show
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__ of the prostate on DRE should be considered suggestive of prostate cancer   show
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__ values increase as men age   show
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Probably the most important prostate cancer diagnostic piece of information   show
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What system is most often used to grade prostate cancer   show
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show DRE  
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__ is of limited value and usually not indicated clinically for determining either local extent or nodal metastasis (prostate ca)   show
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show A bone scan  
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What is the most common site of distant spread for prostate cancer   show
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What treatment for prostate cancer has the most proven ability for long term cure   show
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show 2, 10  
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show They should fall to undetectable levels  
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__ is an extremely sensitive and specific marker for monitoring men after radical prostatectomy   show
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__ remains the primary form of treatment for patients with advanced or metastatic carcinoma of the prostate   show
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show To deprive the cancer cells of serum androgens  
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Testosterone declines to castrate values within __ after surgical orchiectomy and __ after administering an LHRH analog   show
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show hot flushes, osteoporosis, wt gain, loss of muscle mass  
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show The cancer shows evidence of progression despite hormonal therapy  
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__ can sometimes provide palliation for metastatic progressive prostate cancer, but has not been shown to increase survival   show
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__ of the penis is an uncommon tumor in the united states and the rest of the developed world   show
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show Uncircumcised  
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show Imaging studies  
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show Histological evaluation of an excisional biopsy  
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The prognosis for patients with distant metastatic disease or nodal metastasis above __ is poor   show
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With testicular cancer, as a result of effective surgery, radiation therapy and combination chemotherapy survival approaches __% for low risk disease and __% for high risk disease   show
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show Testicular tumors  
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show Cryptorchidism  
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What is the most common presenting sign or symptom of testis cancer   show
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Up to __% of patients with testicular cancer are treated for presumed epididymitis   show
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__ is diagnostic for testicular cancer   show
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show Serum tumor markers  
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show Retroperitoneal lymph nodes  
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Chest x-ray or thoracic CT scanning completes the clinical staging of what cancer, b/c the lungs and posterior mediastinum are the most common sites of distant metastatic disease   show
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show Platinum based chemo  
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What population groups are at highest risk for developing prostate cancer   show
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What is the standard method for detection of prostate cancer   show
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show 1.5-7  
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Most prostate cancers detected with DRE are __   show
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show PSA velocity  
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show 0.75  
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show Adenocarcinomas  
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show Germ cell (seminoma and nonseminoma)  
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The lifetime probability of developing testicular cancer is __% for an American white male   show
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show 10  
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show Alpha fetoprotein  
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__ is occasionally elevated in seminomas   show
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How can prostate cancer lymph node metastasis present itself   show
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What is the clinical presentation of advanced prostate cancer   show
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Gleason grades for prostate cancer >__ are associated with aggressive tumors   show
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Gleason grades for prostate cancer of __ are most common   show
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show Watchful waiting  
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show Curative therapy (radical prostatectomy)  
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show Metastasis  
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What kind of outcome can be expected when treating localized prostate cancer with external beam radiation   show
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show Cystitis, radiation proctitis, impotence  
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show Blocks the cellular metabolism of androgen  
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show For cancer cells resistant to radiation and hormonal therapy  
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show Prior TURP, extensive disease  
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show PSA screening  
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What is the key etiologic factor in developing penile cancer   show
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show Lack of neonatal circumcision, HPV 16 & 18, tobacco use, poor hygiene  
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show Glans penis, coronal sulcus, foreskin  
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show Lesion biopsy  
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What are some organ sparing procedures for the treatment of penile cancer   show
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show Seminoma  
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show Beta hCG  
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show AFP  
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show LDH  
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