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Bladder cancer:
- M/F ratio? - ethnic predisposition? |
- 3:1
- Caucasians |
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What is the most significant risk factor for bladder cancer in the US?
What are the vast maj. of bladder cancers dx'ed in the US? |
tobacco abuse.
"Transitional Cell" carcinoma |
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The most common sx of bladder cancer is what?
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gross or microscopic hematuria
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The majority of patients with superficial tumors (stage Ta or T1) can be effectively treated with....
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Transurethral resection alone
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Are partial cystecomies often performed?
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no, because of the high risk of local recurrance
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When cancer has spread outside of the bladder, what is the tx of choice?
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platinum-based chemo
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Gender ratio of kidney cancer?
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2:1 female to male
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What is the best test to dx kidney cancer?
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CT of the abdomen w/ contrast
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Are conventional chemo and Xrt typically effective for renal cell carcinoma? What is the only curative tx?
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no.
surgical removal of the tumor |
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Can immunotx be useful in advanced renal cell carcinoma?
- which are used? |
yes, it can slow progression of dz in 1/3 of pts
- IL-2 and interferon |
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circumcision cuts the risk of which cancer to nil?
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penile carcinoma
- can be up to 10% of cancers in males in some african countries. |