Cancer Screening and Surveillance

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What is the primary goal of surveillance in cancer management? a) To provide immediate treatment for cancer patients

To provide immediate treatment for cancer patients

To closely monitor a patient's condition without immediate treatment (correct)

To detect cancer in an asymptomatic population

To reduce the risk of cancer development in high-risk individuals

What is the purpose of active surveillance in cancer management?

To perform regular examinations and tests on a patient

To promote health and reduce risk factors

To avoid or delay the need for radiation therapy or surgery (correct)

To identify unrecognised disease in an asymptomatic population

What is the main criteria for patients included in surveillance programs?

Diagnosis of advanced stage cancer

Previous history of cancer treatment

Genetic predisposition to cancer (correct)

Symptoms of active disease progression

What is the purpose of primary prevention in cancer management?

To promote health and reduce risk factors Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a method used for bowel cancer screening?

Faecal occult blood testing Signup and view all the answers

What type of patients are assessed through intermittent assessment in cancer surveillance?

Patients with known predisposition Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of tertiary prevention in cancer management?

To reduce complications Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a method used for breast cancer screening?

Mammography Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of surveillance programs in cancer management?

Immediate treatment for high-risk individuals Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following conditions is NOT an example of high-risk predisposition for surveillance?

Hypertension Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the definition of screening?

The identification of unrecognized disease in a healthy population Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of primary prevention?

Reducing or removing risk factors Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

Blood lipid screening Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of tertiary prevention?

Managing and rehabilitating diagnosed health conditions to reduce complications Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of screening?

To detect asymptomatic or pre-cancerous lesions Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary goal of surveillance in cancer management? a) To provide immediate treatment for cancer patients

What is the purpose of active surveillance in cancer management?

What is the main criteria for patients included in surveillance programs?

What is the purpose of primary prevention in cancer management?

Which of the following is a method used for bowel cancer screening?

What type of patients are assessed through intermittent assessment in cancer surveillance?

What is the purpose of tertiary prevention in cancer management?

Which of the following is a method used for breast cancer screening?

Which of the following is NOT a component of surveillance programs in cancer management?

Which of the following conditions is NOT an example of high-risk predisposition for surveillance?

Which of the following is the definition of screening?

What is the focus of primary prevention?

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

What is the purpose of tertiary prevention?

What is the primary goal of screening?

Which type of prevention involves strategies to stop or slow the progression of disease through early detection and treatment?

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Which of the following methods is commonly used for cervix cancer screening?

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