Complications
This is a life threatening complication of cancer that occurs when there’s too much calcium in the blood
Hypercalcemia
This type of diagnostic takes a tissue sample from the suspicious area to analyze cancer cells
Biopsy
What are the non modifiable risk factors for breast cancer?
Gender (women)
Age (women >50)
Family Hx
Genetic mutation (BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene)
Hormonal Factors (early menstruation before 12yoa)
This type of cancer is usually caused by human papilloma virus (HPV)
Cervical cancer
This type of treatment replaces damaged bone marrow with healthy stem cells after treatment like chemotherapy or radiation
Stem cell transplant
This is a medical emergency that occurs when cancer puts pressure on the spinal cord preventing nerves from working properly
Spinal cord compression AKA Metastatic spinal cord compression
This type of diagnostics involves inserting a camera into the body to look for abnormal areas
Endoscopy
Growths in the large intestine often called polyps are a risk factor for Which type of cancer?
Colorectal Cancer
This type of cancer is typically caused due to smoking tobacco, but can be caused by other pollutants like radon, asbestos, etc.
Lung Cancer
Best type of treatment uses high energy radiation to kill cancer cells to shrink tumors
Radiation therapy
This is a serious condition that occurs when blood flow through the superior vena cava is blocked
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS)
These substances often proteins are produced by cancer cells or by the body in response to cancer and can be measured using blood urine or tissue tests
Tumor Markers
What is the following major risk factor for skin cancer
excessive sun exposure
This type of cancer begins in the bone marrow where blood cells are produced, and affects the production of blood cells.
Leukemia
This type of therapy is designed to specifically target the molecular engine, genetic changes that allow cancer cells to grow and divide
Target therapy
This is a condition where an excessive amount of little accumulates in the sack (pericardium) surrounding the heart caused by cancer
Malignant pericardial effusion
How is cancer staging determined?
Tumor, Nodes, and Metastasis. TNM system
True or false: family history of cancer can increase the risk of developing certain types of cancer, but life style factors like diet and exercise are often more important than genetic predisposition
True
This type of cancer begins in the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system.
Lymphoma
What type of treatment is commonly used as a treatment for cancers that are hormone-sensitive, such as breast and prostate cancer
hormone therapy
This is a Potentially life-threatening complication that could occur with large numbers of two cells rapidly die, and release their intracellular contents into the blood
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS)
What diagnoses identifies mutation of changes in DNA that may indicate cancer
Genetic testing
Prostate cancer
What is the most common form of skin cancer, often considered less aggressive than melanoma
basal
True