Cancer Therapy

Question 1

Why is cancer drug therapy given?

To cure cancer?

Whats the type of delivery called

Answer 1

Radial / Primary

Question 2

Why is cancer drug therapy given?

AFter surgery / radiotherapy to destroy any remaining cells

Whats the type of delivery called

Answer 2

Adjuvant

Question 3

Why is cancer drug therapy given?

To shrink cancer before surgery / radiotherapy

Whats the type of delivery called

Answer 3

Neo-adjuvant

Question 4

Why is cancer drug therapy given?

To control uncurable disease

Whats the type of delivery called

Answer 4

Palliative

Question 5

Breast Ca therapy for Oestrogen + in a woman post menopause?

Answer 5

Anastrozole

Question 6

Breast Ca therapy for Oestrogen + in a woman pre menopause?

Answer 6

Tamoxifen

Question 7

5FU given for what?

Answer 7

Bowel cancer

Question 8

Criteria bowel Ca?

Answer 8

Dukes

Question 9

If faecal occult + =>

Answer 9

Colonoscopy

Question 10

what type of cancer lung responds well to chemo then relapse?

Answer 10

SCC

Question 11

Prostate most common type

Answer 11

Adenocardinoma

Question 12

Leuprorelin + Goserelin?

Answer 12

Agonists for GnRH (prostate)

Question 13

Degarelix?

Answer 13

Antagonist for GnRH

Question 14

Docetaxel?

Answer 14

Chemo for prostat

Question 15

most common type of breast cancer

Answer 15

Invasive ductal carcinoma (non special type)

Question 16

If we can see it on the titties?

Answer 16

T4

Question 17

Central neuropathy SE (2)

Answer 17

5FU + Ifosfamide

Question 18

What electrolyte issue with cisplatin?

Answer 18

Low mag

Question 19

Cyclophosphamide causes what issue?

Answer 19

Bladder issue

Question 20

Doxorubicin + paclitaxel causes qwhat issue?

Answer 20

Cardiac

Question 21

Pigmentation on skin?

Answer 21

Bleomycin

Question 22

bowel colic pain?

Answer 22

hyoscine