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11 Cards in this Set
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T or F: Cancer is the leading cause of death from disease in U.S. children.
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True
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What are three common types of childhood cancers?
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- leukemias
- brain tumors - variety of solid tumors |
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T or F: The malignancy rate in age group 15-29 is less than that of children younger than 15years.
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False: Children ages 15-29 rate of malignancy is three times higher than those less than 15 years.
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What cancers are most common in age group 15-19 years?
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Hodgkin's lymphoma, germ-cell tumors, CNS tumors, NH-lymphoma, thyroid cancer, malignant melanoma, and ALL.
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T or F: many of the common malignancies in children younger than 5years are similar to the 15-19 age group.
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False: Cancers in 15-19 age group are virtually absent in children younger than 5years.
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What has been one partial explanation for lack of progress in curing the adolescent population at same rate as in younger Pedi populations?
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Lack of participation in clinical trials.
Btwn 1997- 2003: rate of participation for 15-19yr CA patients was 10-15% (1/4 of clinic trial participation of children younger than 15). |
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What is the most common malignancy in children?
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ALL; 75% of all Pedi leukemias are ALL.
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T or F: CNS tumors are the least common types of solid tumors in children.
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False: they are the most common type of solid tumor in kids
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T or F: Lymphoma is only considered common in the adult population.
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False: common to both populations, includes Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkins. - Subtypes vary in the 2 populations
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Name the common solid tumors in pediatric populations
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- Neuroblastoma
- Wilm's tumor - Rhabdomyosarcoma - Retinoblastoma - Osteosarcoma - Ewing's sarcoma |
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What factors have lead to the improvement in cure rates in the Pedi Onc patients?
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- use of combination chemo
- multimodal treatment of solid tumors - improvement in nursing & supportive care - development of research centers for comprehensive Pedi Cancer treatment - Treatment institution cooperation and study groups - recognition of psychological effects of cancer treatment - continued follow up of Pedi on pts to track late effects |
