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?

<p>To promote health and reduce risk factors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Faecal occult blood testing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Patients with known predisposition (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of tertiary prevention in cancer management?

<p>To reduce complications (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Mammography (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Immediate treatment for high-risk individuals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Hypertension (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the definition of screening?

<p>The identification of unrecognized disease in a healthy population (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of primary prevention?

<p>Reducing or removing risk factors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

<p>Blood lipid screening (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of tertiary prevention?

<p>Managing and rehabilitating diagnosed health conditions to reduce complications (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of screening?

<p>To detect asymptomatic or pre-cancerous lesions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Secondary prevention (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

<p>Vaccination programs for influenza (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Cervical smear (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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