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Pathophysiology
Statistics & Diagnostic Tests
Smoker's Lung
Treatment
Education
100
In whom is squamous cell carcinoma found most commonly in?
Men
100
What is the greatest risk factor for developing lung cancer?
Smoking
100
What is the best thing you can do if you're already a smoker?
QUIT!!!
100
Name three options available
Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation
100
It is estimated that cigarette smoke contains more than ______ different chemicals many of which have proven to be carcinogens.
more then 4,000
200
Which carcinoma is most commonly seen in smokers?
Small cell carcinoma
200
What is one risk factor besides smoking that increases your risk of developing lung cancer?
Exposure to asbestos, radon, or secondhand smoke OR genetics
200
Secondhand smoke increases your risk of developing lung cancer by how much?
20-30%
200
Surgery is reserved for what type of patients?
For patients whose cancer has not spread beyond the lungs
200
What should you have your house tested for periodically?
Radon
300
What are the most common signs and symptoms?
Hemoptysis, chronic cough, shortness of breath
300
What is the average age at diagnosis?
71 years
300
Name one other type of cancer that smoking can cause?
Esophagus, pancreas, bladder, larynx
300
True or False: Radiation is used to immediately kill cancer cells?
False: It takes days to weeks to kill cells
300
Name the five A's for individuals who want to quit smoking?
Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange
400
Half the population of people suffering from small cell carcinoma die within how many months?
1-3months
400
Who is affected more: men or women?
Men
400
What happens to your body 20 minutes after smoking a cigarette?
Drop in heart rate and blood pressure
400
What other cells can chemotherapy affect?
Blood cells, cells in hair roots, and cells that line the digestive tract
400
Name 3 pharmaceutical interventions that can help assist a person quit smoking?
Gum, patch, and electronic cigarettes
500
What are 4 types of major categories of lung cancer?
Squamous cell lung carcinoma Adenocarcinoma Small cell carcinoma Large cell carcinoma
500
Name one screening test that is used to diagnosis lung cancer
MRI, CT, PET, CXR, PET/CT
500
What type of cancer has the strongest correlation to cigarrette smoking?
Small cell carcinoma (lung cancer)
500
Name the most common surgical procedure in lung cancer treatment.
Lobectomy
500
Why are aerosolized bronchodilators and mucolytic's indicated for the tx of lung cancer?
COPD co-exists in 75% of all lung cancers