OST 575 - Exam #3 Questions And Correct Answers --> Pancreatic Cancer
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OST 575
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OST 575
OST 575 - Exam #3 Questions And Correct
Answers --> Pancreatic Cancer
What is the prognosis of pancreatic cancer? - answerPOOR with overall 5 year survival of 5%
What are the different parts of the pancreas? - answer
What age does pancreatic cancer usually start to occur? - answerafter 45 yr...
OST 575 - Exam #3 Questions And Correct
Answers --> Pancreatic Cancer
What is the prognosis of pancreatic cancer? - answer✔POOR with overall 5 year survival of 5%
What are the different parts of the pancreas? - answer✔
What age does pancreatic cancer usually start to occur? - answer✔after 45 yrs old (rare before)
What race is pancreatic cancer more common in? - answer✔african americans
What are the groups at risk for pancreatic cancer? - answer✔History of hereditary pancreatitis
familial history of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Family history of pancreatic cancer in 1st degree relatives
When is imaging (CT) done for screening of pancreatic cancer? - answer✔ONLY in high risk
groups
What are some environmental factors that can cause pancreatic cancer? - answer✔smoking
high dietary intake of fat and red meat
Glucose intolerance
What do 90-95% of pancreatic cancers arise from? - answer✔exocrine part of gland resulting in
*adenocarcinoma*
What are examples of some pancreatic cancers that arise from the endocrine part of the pancreas
glands? - answer✔Insulinoma
glucagonima
VIPomas
Somatostatinomas
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