Breast Cancer
I am the age at which women should start getting mammograms
What is 40 years old?
What is smoking?
I am the most common cause of skin cancer
What is sun exposure?
I am the age at which I should start obtaining colonoscopies (assuming normal risk factors)
What is 50 years old?
I am the first laboratory test to assess for prostate cancer
What is a PSA?
I am the gene to determine if high risk for breast cancer
What is the BRCA gene?
I am the most common form of non-small cell lung cancer
What is adenocarcinoma?
I am the most common type of skin cancer
What is basal cell carcinoma?
I am the golden standard for colon cancer screening
What is a colonoscopy?
I am an African-American man over 50 years old, family history of father w/ prostate cancer, and eat a high fat diet.
What are risk factors?
I am firm, non-tender, and immobile.
What is a breast lump?
I am the age at which I should start screening for lung cancer if I have a history of smoking
What is 50 years old?
I am described as the most deadly form of skin cancer.
What is melanoma?
I am the feeling of needing to go to the bathroom but are unable to
What is tenesmus?
I am the most common site for prostate cancer to metastasize to
What is bone mets?
This type of surgery involves the removal of the entire breast tissue, sometimes including nearby lymph nodes, as a treatment for breast cancer.
What is a mastectomy?
I am the two diagnostic tests for lung cancer
What are CT scan and bronchoscopy with biopsy?
I am the skin assessment tool used to screen for skin cancer
What is the ABCDE Skin Assessment?
I am the race that is highest risk for colorectal cancer
I am a diagnostic tool used to confirm prostate cancer
What is transrectal ultrasound with biopsy (aka TRUS)?
This post-operative priority involves educating the patient about the signs of lymphedema, advising on arm care, and helping them understand how to prevent excessive strain on the affected side.
What is lymphedema prevention education?
I am the term used to describe an entire lung removal due to cancer
What is a pneumectomy?
I help reduce the risk of skin cancer
What is a sunscreen?
I am two inflammatory bowel conditions that increase the risk of colorectal cancer
What is Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis?
I will be inserted after prostate surgery
What is a foley catheter?