Save
...
Y5
passmed
Onc
Save
Share
Learn
Content
Leaderboard
Share
Learn
Created by
afrida
Visit profile
Cards (32)
What is the earliest and most common symptom of vincristine use?
Peripheral neuropathy
View source
What condition is cisplatin associated with?
Hypomagnesaemia
and
peripheral neuropathy
View source
What is the most common type of lung cancer in non-smokers?
Lung
adenocarcinoma
View source
What is the role of Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) in colorectal cancer?
Monitoring
disease activity
View source
What visual disturbances can SVC obstruction cause?
Blurred vision
View source
What marker should be included in the diagnostic work-up for abdominal malignancy in women?
CA 125
View source
Which lung cancer type has the strongest association with smoking?
Squamous cell
lung cancer
View source
What should be suspected in a patient with new back pain and a history of cancer?
Spinal
metastasis
View source
How can bone metastases present clinically?
As
pathological
fractures
View source
What is the most common cause of SVC obstruction?
Small cell lung cancer
View source
What should be administered if neoplastic spinal cord compression is suspected?
High-dose oral dexamethasone
View source
What is a tumour marker for medullary thyroid cancer?
Calcitonin
View source
What is the tumour marker associated with breast cancers?
CA 15-3
View source
In women with bone metastases, where is the cancer most likely to originate?
Breast
View source
Which mutation is associated with prostate cancer in men?
BRCA2
mutation
View source
What is the use of dexamethasone in patients with intracranial tumours?
To suppress
nausea
and
vomiting
View source
What side effect may cisplatin cause?
Ototoxicity
View source
What serious lung condition can bleomycin cause?
Pulmonary fibrosis
View source
What cardiac issue can anthracyclines like doxorubicin cause?
Cardiomyopathy
View source
What side effects can methotrexate cause?
Myelosuppression
,
mucositis
,
liver fibrosis
View source
What side effects are associated with cyclophosphamide?
Haemorrhagic cystitis
and
myelosuppression
View source
What side effects can fluorouracil (5-FU) cause?
Myelosuppression
,
mucositis
, dermatitis
View source
What side effect is associated with hydroxyurea?
Myelosuppression
View source
What tumour marker is associated with ovarian cancer?
CA 125
View source
What tumour marker is associated with pancreatic cancer?
CA 19-9
View source
What tumour marker is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma?
Alpha-feto protein
View source
What tumour marker is associated with teratoma?
Alpha-feto protein
View source
What is the association of HPV subtypes 6 and 11?
Non-carcinogenic
and associated with
genital warts
View source
What is the risk associated with HPV subtypes 16, 18, and 33?
Increase the risk of
cervical cancer
View source
What is SVC obstruction classified as?
An
oncological
emergency
View source
What should patients with suspected neoplastic spinal cord compression undergo?
An urgent
MRI
of the whole spine
View source
What is the primary dose-limiting side effect of cisplatin?
Nephrotoxicity
View source