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12 Cards in this Set
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What are the top three symptoms leading to cancer diagnosis?
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pain
lump chronic fatigue |
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What five cancers have the highest 5 year survival rates?
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breast
melanoma prostate testicular thyroid |
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What four cancers have the lowest 5 year survival rates?
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esophageal
liver lung pancreatic |
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What are three advantages of targeted therapeutics?
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reduce recurrence
better survival rates can treat with larger doses |
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What does gleevec target?
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specific processes: survival promotion
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What does avastin target?
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tumorigenesis: angiogenesis
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What does sunitinib target?
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growth: specific enhancement factors
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What is a disadvantage for monoclonal antibodies?
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safety problems related to immunomodulation
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What is the specific indication for gleevec?
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chronic myelogenous leukkaemias
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What is the specific indication for avastin?
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metastatic colorectal cancer
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What type of targeted immunotherapy is Bexxar (tositumomab)?
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radioimmunotherapy
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What percent of cancer patients miss or delay treatment because of the cost?
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20% (1 out of 5)
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