Cancer Review

What is the most deadly form of cancer?

Lung Cancer

What is the most preventable cause of death?

smoking

Most common form of cancer in women

Skin cancer

What does the acrynom A, B, C, D, E stand for

Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving moles

what is the 2nd deadliest cancer overall?

Colon cancer

risk factors of colon cancer

high fat, low fiber diet

name 2 carcinogens

tobacco and uv rays (sun)

Type of cancer in your blood that doesn’t allow new white blood cells to form

Leukemia

What is the 2nd leading cause of death among CHILDREN

Leukemia

which of the following is NOT a reproductive cancer: ovarian, uterine, prostate, pancreatic?

pancreatic

Which cancer is this; Changes in a wart/mole

Skin Cancer

What does the U in CAUTION, the warning signs of cancer, stand for?

Unusual bleeding or discharge-reproductive or colon

What cancer is this: Hoarse coughing

lung and throat cancer

What is the removal of cancer cells or tumors?

surgery

what is metastasis?

cancer spreads to more parts of the body

what is using x-rays to destroy the cancer cells; works best to kill cancer cells remaining after surgery

radiation

what is using chemicals and powerful medicines to destroy the cancer; primarily used when cancer has spread beyond one location or to other parts of the body.

chemotherapy

Which of the following is NOT a side effect of cancer treatments: Nausea, fatigue, hair loss, weight gain

weight gain

what does the T in TNM stand for?

the size and extent of the primary tumor

what does the N in TNM stand for?

nearby lymph nodes that have cancer.

what does the M in TNM stand for?

whether the cancer has metastasized and to what extent.

biopsy

the removal of a sample of tissue from a person for examination

tumor

a group of abnormal cells that form a mass

benign

not cancerous

malignant

cancerous

What is the #1 cause of death in the U.S?

Heart disease