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Cancer epidemiology Flashcards

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MC types of Cancer

A

Men:
Prostate
Lung
Colon

Women:
Breast
Lung
Uterine
Colon
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Cancer mortaility in US

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Men:
Lung
Prostate
Colon
Pancreatic
Women:
Lung
Breast
Colon
Pancreatic
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MC cancers associated with ionizing radiation

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Myeloid leukemias – AML, CML – MC

Thyroid cancers – all types

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Cancers associated with UV radiation

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Squamous cell carcinoma of skin
Basal cell carcinoma
Melanoma

UVB -> pyrimidine dimers in DNA
UVA – induce generation of free radicals – slight contribution to skin CA risk

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