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?

    <p>75-80% of cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Brain magnetic resonance imaging</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Is a percutaneous diagnostic procedure</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Age</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Estrogen and progesterone receptor status</p> 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?

    <p>Core needle biopsy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which tumor type can Proton Beam Therapy be used?

    <p>HCC</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    How are sarcopenia and weight loss typically related to prognosis?

    <p>Associated with bad prognosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of malnutrition on the body?

    <p>Both a and b</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Peripheral zone</p> Signup and view all the answers

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