Oncology MCQs-1
Contents
- 1 Which of the following tumor is least likely to be disseminated at presentation?
- 2 Most common cancer
- 3 Which of the following is standard way of measuring the ability of cancer patients to perform ordinary tasks?
- 4 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
- 5 Ann Arbor classification is for
- 6 Dukes classification is for
- 7 Cancer is the second leading cause of death behind
- 8 Calcitonin used diagnostically as a tumor marker for
- 9 Most common cause of cancer death in the world
- 10 Most significant risk factor for cancer overall is
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
Most common cancer
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Lung cancer
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
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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Dukes classification is for
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Dukes classification
colorectal cancers
Cancer is the second leading cause of death behind
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heart disease
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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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
