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14 Cards in this Set
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tumors in ___ can't be operated on, because of proximity to ___. instead they get ___ (2)
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nasopharynx
CNs 3, 4, 6 chemo radiation |
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SCCs of all head and neck except ___ have male preponderance
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salivary gland
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___ ca is common in china
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nasopharyngeal
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90-95% of h&n ca pts are ___
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smokers
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smoking is risk factor for all h&n except ___
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nasopharyngeal
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EBV is a risk factor for ___
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nasopharyngeal ca
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HPV is a risk factor for ___
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oropharyngeal ca
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HPV E6 inactivates ___
HPV E7 inactivates ___ |
p53
Rb |
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more than 90% of h&n ca is ___
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SCC
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early vocal cord tumors are txed with ___ only
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rads
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___ is overexpressed in h&n ca. that's why you use ___. if the problem is ___, however, it won't help.
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EGFR
cetuximab Ras mutation |
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tx for advanced nasopharyngeal ca (2)
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hyperfractionation RT
chemo |
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tx for non-nasopharyngeal ca (3)
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hyperfractionation
chemo with RT erbitux |
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pts with locally advanced laryngeal ca get ___ (2) first, then ___ if there is a positive response; otherwise they get ___.
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cisplatin
5-FU radiation surgery |
