Risk factors and Prevention
Diagnosis and Staging
Pharmacology
Adverse Events
Screening and Prevention
100
These are non-modifiable risk factors for developing colon cancer (must name 3)
What are age >60, chronic IBD, genetic predisposition, personal history of colorectal polyps?
100
This is the system used to stage colon cancer.
What is TNM (tumor size, nodal involvement, metastases) system?
100
This agent is added to 5-flurouracil to enhance cytotoxic activity.
What is leucovorin?
100
Two agents that can be used as pre-treatment for a regimen considered to be moderately emetogenic
What are ondansetron and dexamethasone
100
These are two screening tests used for colon cancer prevention.
What are flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy?
200
These are physical features that may increase the risk of developing melanoma.
What are hair color (blond, red), eye color (blue, green, gray), and degree of freckling (irregular or >50 nevi)?
200
This is the system used to stage non-melanoma skin cancer.
What is non-melanoma skin cancer is not staged?
200
This agent is used for treatment of metastatic melanoma
What is interleukin-2 (aldesleukin)- high dose?
200
Oxaliplatin is moderately emetogenic, may cause myelosuppression, and ___________.
What is may cause cold incuced sensory motor neuoropathy.
200
These are four protective barriers that we can use against UV rays.
What are T-shirt, sunscreen, hat, and sunglasses?
300
This type of diet would increase the risk of developing colon cancer
What is high fat and low fiber?
300
This is the gold-standard for diagnosing melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.
What is a biopsy?
300
This adjuvant therapy is FDA approved for Stage IIB/ IIC and III melanoma
What is interferon alfa-2b?
300
This EGFR inhibitor can cause severe acneiform rash
What is cetuximab or panitumumab?
300
These are the recommendations for how much sunscreen to use and where to apply it.
What is 1 ounce to all sun-exposed areas (face, neck, arms, legs)?
400
________ rays play the largest role in developing skin cancer.
What is UVB?
400
These are three characteristics used to stage melanoma
What are lesion thickness, spread to lymph nodes, and metastases?
400
A patient with a tumor negative for KRAS mutation would benefit from therapy that targets ___________>
What is EGFR?
400
High dose treatment with this agent results in capillary leak syndrome
What is interleukin-2 (aldesleukin)?
400
This is the age to start screening for colon cancer in a patient with family history of colon cancer.
What is age 40 OR 10 years earlier than the relative's age of diagnosis?
500
These are risk factors for developing non-melanoma skin cancers.
What are age>60, heavy prior sun exposure, fair complexion, light colored hair/ eyes, or chronic immunosuppression.
500
This is the most commonly diagnosed form of melanoma
What is superficial spreading melanoma?
500
This oral prodrug undergoes hydrolysis in the liver to form fluorouracil.
What is capecitabine (Xeloda)?
500
Three major toxicities associated with bavacizumab
What are proteinuria, thromboembolic events, and hypertension?
500
This drug class is considered a potential chemoprotective agent for both skin and colon cancer.
What is NSAIDS?
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