Oncology MCQs-1
Contents
- 1 Dukes classification is for
- 2 RECIST Criteria for Solid Tumours progressive disease is defined as the appearance of any new lesion or an increase of ------- in the sum of the products of the perpendicular diameters of all measurable lesions
- 3 Ann Arbor classification is for
- 4 Which of the following is standard way of measuring the ability of cancer patients to perform ordinary tasks?
- 5 Most significant risk factor for cancer overall is
- 6 Cancer is the second leading cause of death behind
- 7 Most common cancer
- 8 Calcitonin used diagnostically as a tumor marker for
- 9 Most common cause of cancer death in the world
- 10 Which of the following tumor is least likely to be disseminated at presentation?
Dukes classification is for
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Dukes classification
colorectal cancers
RECIST Criteria for Solid Tumours progressive disease is defined as the appearance of any new lesion or an increase of ------- in the sum of the products of the perpendicular diameters of all measurable lesions
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>25% Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours - RECIST Criteria Progressive disease is defined as the appearance of any new lesion or an increase of >25% in the sum of the products of the perpendicular diameters of all measurable lesions
or an increase of 20% in the sums of the longest diameters by RECIST.
Ann Arbor classification is for
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Which of the following is standard way of measuring the ability of cancer patients to perform ordinary tasks?
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Standard way of measuring the ability of cancer patients to perform ordinary tasks
Karnofsky performance status
Most significant risk factor for cancer overall is
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Most significant risk factor for cancer overall is age; two thirds of all cases were in those aged >65 years
Cancer is the second leading cause of death behind
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heart disease
Most common cancer
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Lung cancer
Calcitonin used diagnostically as a tumor marker for
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Patients with calcitonin levels >100 pg/mL have a high risk for medullary thyroid carcinoma (~90%–100%),
Most common cause of cancer death in the world
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Which of the following tumor is least likely to be disseminated at presentation?
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Hematopoietic tumors such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma are often disseminated at presentation and do not spread like solid tumors
