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15 Cards in this Set
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the study of neoplastic disease defines
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oncology
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which of the following has been linked to a virus origin
a. colon cancer b. burkitt's lymphoma c. pancreas cancer d. oral cavity cancer |
burkitt's lymphoma
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when teh results of survival data include patients lost to follow-up, it is known as____survival rate
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absolute
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which type of evaluation method would be often used for cancer in accessible sites such as head and neck to determine extend of disease with reasonable accuracy
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clinically diagnostic staging
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ACS projects teh lifetime risk of the US for women to develop cancer is ___and for male is ____
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1:3 (women), 1:2 (males)
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the increase incidence of cancer has been linked to
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improvements in modern medicine( finding tx and cures for diseases which killed) and expanding teh length of life span average
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which of the following stage groups represent the latest staging?
a. T1NOMO b. T2N1MO c. T4N3M1 d. T3N3M1 |
C
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the two major agencies concerned with eh classificaton of malignant disease:
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UICC and AJCC
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according to teh ACS publication , the order of incidence fro the site of cancer in women is (highetst to lowest in incidence)
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breast, lung, c/r
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the conversion rate equation
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true pathologic stage/apparent clinical stage
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which type of cancer has declined the greatest in incidence in teh US
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stomach
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according the the ACS paublication, the number 1 site of teh most cancer deaths in men is
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lung
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what is the evaluation classification procedures used fro cancers of the ovary, stomach, colon, and kidney to help evalute the true extend of the disease and determine the stage of disease
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surgical-pathologic classification
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the most commonly used parameters for survival is
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5year( without recurrence or symptom free)
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according to teh ACS publication, the order of incidence by site for me is (highest to lwoest)
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prostate, lung, c/r
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