RISK REDUCTION
What age is HPV vaccine given in UK?
12-13 years
This is the most common early symptom of cervical cancer
Post-coital bleeding
What is the next step in managing an individual with low grade dyskaryosis on smear test?
Colposcopy
What is outpatient treatment of cervical cancer called as ?
LLETZ
Which behavioural modification decreases risk by reducing HPV transmission and improving immune response?
What is the cardinal vaginal examination finding in individuals with cervical cancer
Friable, ulcerated, or fungating lesion on the cervix.
What is CIN3?
full thickness involvement with abnormal dyskaryotic cells
How is CIN1 managed?
16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, 58 (7 types).
Most often cervical cancer is identified via cervical screening - true or false
False
Which imaging modality helps in local staging of cervical cancer?
MRI
When can an individual be excluded from cervical screening? (100 point for each answer x 4)
absence of cervix, radiotherapy treatment, voluntary withdrawal and under mental capacity act
What is the symptom that makes you think it could be stage 3 cervical cancer?
Flank pain
Which histological feature clinches diagnosis of cervical cancer
breach of basement membrane
What are the chemotherapy drugs used in cervical cancer
cisplatin, carboplatin and paclitaxel