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PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials!
What is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women?
Lung cancer
in women - more than colon and breast cancer combined
in men - more than colon and prostate cancer combined
What is lung cancer?
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PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+
GRADED .Buy Quality Materials!
What is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women?
Lung cancer
in women - more than colon and breast cancer combined
in men - more than colon and prostate cancer combined
What is lung cancer?
uncontrolled growth of lung tissue
Why are death rates for lung cancer decreasing?
There is an increase in the number of ____ but decrease in the number of ____.
targeted therapies and early detection
cases, deaths
What are the risk factors for developing lung cancer? x8
Tobacco use
Occupational and environmental exposures
Gender (M>F smoking)
Radiation
SES - lower income = greater risk for smoking, higher the education and income = less
smoking
Inflammatory lung diseases - increased risk of lung CA with COPD, asthma, and TB and
chronic infections (interstitial lung disease)
Race
Age (25-64 are smoking)
What is asbestosis?
inflammatory lung disease caused by asbestos exposure
What is the second leading cause of lung cancer death?
Radon - colorless, odorless gas
(heating and air conditioning professionals)
Average age of lung cancer diagnosis is ___.
70, anything less than 40 is rare
Symptoms of lung cancer take a long time to appear***
Who are considered high risk patients who need annual low dose CT scans for
lung cancer screening/prevention? (old guidelines)
55-74 years old
PLUS
30 pack year history
PLUS
Stopped smoking within 15 years
What diagnostic studies are not recommended for lung cancer screening
because they do not reduce mortality rates?
CXR and sputum cytology
What are some examples of environmental exposures that are risk factors for
lung cancer?
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