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Surgery 2

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what is the leading cancer killer of women and men   lung  
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what type of cancer is associated with asbestos exposure   mesothelioma  
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what is the most aggressive type of lung cancer and is not surgically treated   small cell lung cancer  
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what type of lung cancer presents most frequently as systemic disease   small cell: highest rate of mets  
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most common type of lung cancer   non-small cell 80%  
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2 most common types of non-small cell lung cancer   squamous, adenocarcinoma  
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squamous cell lung cancer is usually where in the lung   central  
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adenocarcinoma lung cancer is usually where in the lung   peripheral  
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what are the levels for stage 3b   (T4 w/ N0-2), and (T1-4 w/ N3)  
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what are the levels for stage 4   any T or any N with M1  
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what is the presentation of stage 1 lung cancer   predominately asymptomatic while more advanced is symptomatic  
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what fraction of patients present to PCP with stage 3-4 lung cancer   2/3  
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what are the most frequent symptoms associated with advanced lung cancer   cough, wt loss, dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptosis, bone pain, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, clubbing, horseness, SVC syndrome  
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lung cancer is the most common cause of death by malignancy in which population   men  
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in which population is there an increasing incidence in lung cancer   young, white, non-smoking females  
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what is the most common cause of death in lung cancer   distant metastases  
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what lung tumor is the most common   non-small cell  
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of the non-small cell lung cancers which are the most common centrally   squamous cell carcinoma  
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of the non-small cell lung cancers which are the most common peripherally   adenocarcinoma  
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what constitutes stage IV lung cancer   and degree of metastasis  
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which stages of lung cancer are resectable   stages I-IIIa  
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initial imaging modality for suspicion of lung cancer   chest x-ray  
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a __ lesion on chest x-ray is considered malignant until proven otherwise   non-calcified  
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imaging used to evaluate for mets   pet, brain ct, mr  
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imaging modality considered the standard of care in proper staging of lung tumors   bronchoscopy  
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gold standard for lymph node evaluation with lung cancer   cervical mediastinoscopy  
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