Quiz on Oesophageal and Gastric Cancers

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What is a true statement about oesophageal adenocarcinoma?

It has no correlation with Barrett Oesophagus

It predominantly affects young individuals

It can originate on a Barrett Oesophagus (correct)

It is not related to any pre-existing condition

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for gastric cancer?

H.pylori infection

Atrophic gastritis

African-American ancestry (correct)

Diet rich in nitritic stuff

When is a patient considered a cancer survivor according to the European definition?

Only if they achieve complete remission

From 5 years after treatment onwards (correct)

From the first day of treatment

From diagnosis to forever and beyond

Which of the following represents the percentage of cases that squamous cell carcinoma of anal canal accounts for?

75-80% of cases Signup and view all the answers

Which diagnostic tool is NOT routinely used for the diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer?

Brain magnetic resonance imaging Signup and view all the answers

Which statement regarding EUS (esophageal ultrasonography) in lung cancer is FALSE?

Is a percutaneous diagnostic procedure Signup and view all the answers

What is considered a negative prognostic factor for patients undergoing surgery for biliary tract cancer?

Age Signup and view all the answers

What is the single most important prognostic factor for the 41-year-old woman with invasive ductal carcinoma?

Estrogen and progesterone receptor status Signup and view all the answers

For the 47-year-old woman with microcalcifications on mammography, what is the most appropriate next step in management?

Core needle biopsy Signup and view all the answers

In which tumor type can Proton Beam Therapy be used?

HCC Signup and view all the answers

What factors are considered when choosing therapy for lung metastases post osteosarcoma removal and adjuvant chemotherapy?

Tumor histology, doubling time, progression-free survival, size and location of metastases, age at diagnosis, sex Signup and view all the answers

Quiz on Oesophageal and Gastric Cancers

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What is a true statement about oesophageal adenocarcinoma?

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for gastric cancer?

When is a patient considered a cancer survivor according to the European definition?

Which of the following represents the percentage of cases that squamous cell carcinoma of anal canal accounts for?

Which diagnostic tool is NOT routinely used for the diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer?

Which statement regarding EUS (esophageal ultrasonography) in lung cancer is FALSE?

What is considered a negative prognostic factor for patients undergoing surgery for biliary tract cancer?

What is the single most important prognostic factor for the 41-year-old woman with invasive ductal carcinoma?

For the 47-year-old woman with microcalcifications on mammography, what is the most appropriate next step in management?

In which tumor type can Proton Beam Therapy be used?

What factors are considered when choosing therapy for lung metastases post osteosarcoma removal and adjuvant chemotherapy?

How are sarcopenia and weight loss typically related to prognosis?

What is the impact of malnutrition on the body?

In which zone of the prostate gland do adenocarcinomas most frequently develop?

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