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1
Q

What percentage of cancer patients lose weight?

A

2/3

2
Q

Typical first symptom of cancer?

A

Weight loss

3
Q

How long before unhealed ulcer may indicate cancer?

A

2-3 weeks

4
Q

What does CAUTION stand for?

A
  • change Bladder/Bowel
  • a sore does not heal
  • unusual bleeding
  • Thickening swelling lump
  • Indigestion, diff swallowing
  • Obvious change wart mole
  • Nagging cough or hoarseness
5
Q

What is cachexia?

A

wasting syndrome

6
Q

What are weight loss indicators for cancer? what percent and for how long?

A

5% for 6 months

7
Q

Common site of metastasis?

A

Lymph

8
Q

What indicates cancer nearby..metastasis?

A

Enlarged lymph

9
Q

Hypercalcemia or bone pain may indicate?

A

Spread of cancer to bones

10
Q

The second most common site for cancer to spread?

A

Lungs

11
Q

The most common site for blood-borne cancer to spread?

A

Liver

12
Q

Difference between Incisional and excision biopsy?

A

small tissue versus entire tissue

13
Q

Staging is based on what?

A

TNM scores

14
Q

Staging expresses what?

A

How much cancer has grown and spread

15
Q

What is anaplastic cancer?

A

Little differentiation of cells -very dangerous!

16
Q

Grading determines what?

A

Well differentiated versus Poorly differentiated

17
Q

Stage II and III indicate cancers are…?

A

Locally advanced and/or with involvement of local lymph nodes

18
Q

What is molecular staging?

A

Tests on biopsy of tissue indicating proper tx choice

19
Q

________responds better to hormone mgmt than _______ in breast cancers?

a) ER+ and PR+
b) ER- and PR-

A

ER+ & PR+ than ER- and PR-

20
Q

What does TNM stand for?

A

Tumor / Node / Metastic spread

21
Q

What is P53?

A

A Tumor suppressor gene