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What age do patients have a much greater risk of developing colorectal cancer? - ✔✔Age 50
or greater
What conditions increase a person's risk of developing colon cancer? - ✔✔Chronic
Inflammatory conditions that involve the colon, rectum and anus. Such as Crohn's Disease,
Ulcerative Colitis, or a history of villous adenoma polyps. Patients with diets high in fat and low
in fiber are more likely to develop colon cancer.
What environments increase Colon Cancer risk? - ✔✔Environments in which they are
exposed to air particles from wood or metal manufacturing.
What type of family history increases an individual's risk of Colon Cancer? - ✔✔- Family h/o
Colon CA
- Familial Polyps
HPV Vaccine Recommendations - ✔✔- Females: 13 - 26
- Males: 13 - 21
What are the indications for Gardasil/Cervarix? - ✔✔Prevention of HPV associated disease
including cervical cancer, genital warts, vulvar neoplasia, vaginal neoplasia.
What is a contraindication for Gardasil/Cervarix? - ✔✔An allergy to Yeast.
When is Gardasil/Cervarix most effective? - ✔✔It is most effective when all 3 doses have
been given before the patient begins sexual activity.
,What is the most important factor in the management of breast cancer? - ✔✔Early
Detection
What is directly related to the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis? - ✔✔Survival
What age should a woman begin receiving a mammography? - ✔✔40
What is recommended for women with 20 - 25% of greater lifetimes risk of breast cancer? -
✔✔Screenings with MRI.
What groups are considered a high risk for breast cancer? - ✔✔- Strong Family History of
Breast Cancer/Ovarian Cancer
- Women who were treated for Hodgkin's Disease.
How are the majority of palpable breast lumps discovered? - ✔✔Through SBE.
What are woman's first line of screening for breast cancer detection? - ✔✔Breast Self Exams
Are most breast cancers palpable? - ✔✔No
Ductal Lavage - ✔✔Women who are at higher risk for contracting Breast CA, can undergo
this procedure to look for any changes. During this procedure, cells are collected from the
breast ducts and examined for any changes. Contrast dye can also be injected through the duct
system to detect any tissue changes.
Cervical Cancer Screenings - ✔✔Screenings begin at age 21, conducted every 3 years.
Lung Cancer Screenings - ✔✔Low dost CT screening for individuals who are current or
former smokers, aged 55 - 74 who have at least 30 pack year history.
, What age should Colon CA screening begin? - ✔✔Age 50.
What screening tools can be used for Colon CA screening? - ✔✔- Yearly: Fecal Occult Blood.
- Q5Years: Sigmoidoscopy
- Q10Years: Colonoscopy
Absolute Risk - ✔✔Refers to the # of cancer diagnoses as far as incident and cancer death
are concerned. This # is actually an average of cancer diagnoses within a group of people,
usually out of 100,000.
Relative Risk - ✔✔Refers to the chance of being diagnosed with cancer because of certain
risk factors that are specific to certain cancers Ex. The relative risk of a person who smokes
cigarettes developing lung cancer is much higher than the the relative risk of a person who
doesn't smoke.
Attributable Risk - ✔✔Refers to the # of cancer diagnoses that could be prevented if a
patient didn't have certain factors. Ex. A decrease in the incidence of lung cancer that would
result if people no longer smoked.
Cumulative Risk - ✔✔The chance of a person developing cancer throughout their lifetime. It
doesn't take into account specific risk factors that maybe be present in different individuals.
Cancer Incidence - ✔✔Refers to the amount of new cases of cancer txt are diagnosed each
year. This is usually described as a ratio of how many diagnoses of a certain type of cancer are
diagnosed out of every 100,000.
Cancer Prevalence - ✔✔Refers to the total # of people who have a diagnosis of cancer in the
past. This statistic can include those who are currently fighting the disease, those in remission,
or those who have been cured.
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