PULMONARY NEOPLASMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+
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What causes more deaths than colon, breast, and prostate combined
Pulmonary neoplasms
For limited stage SCLC, anything above stage 1 treatment:
chemotherapy with radiation
Most popular regimens used in conjunction with thoracic XRT and have the best
response rate for SCLC treatment
Cisplatin plus etoposide or carboplatin plus etoposide
What is the treatment for extensive stage SCLC?
Chemotherapy (Carboplatin plus etoposide is preferred)
Overall 5-year survival for lung cancer mortality
<16%
What is estimated to to account for 90% of lung cancers
Tobacco use
Lung cancers have been linked to
Benzoapyrene (metabolite of tobacco smoke)
Risk of non-smokers getting primary lung cancer
1
Risk of smokers getting primary lung cancer
Up to 30
Does 2nd hand tobacco increase risk of lung cancer
Yes, but not as much as active smoking does
Second most common environmental related cause of lung cancer in the world
Radon
Colorless, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas released from normal decay of
elements uranium, thorium, and radium in rocks and soil
Radon
Signs of lung cancer
Dyspnea
Cough (non-productive)
Hemoptysis
Chest pain
Hoarseness
Pleural effusions
Imaging for lung cancer
CXR (first choice)
CT scan with contrast
PET
Positioning for CXR for lung cancer
PA
Lateral
Why do you do a CT scan with contrast for lung cancer
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What causes more deaths than colon, breast, and prostate combined
Pulmonary neoplasms
For limited stage SCLC, anything above stage 1 treatment:
chemotherapy with radiation
Most popular regimens used in conjunction with thoracic XRT and have the best
response rate for SCLC treatment
Cisplatin plus etoposide or carboplatin plus etoposide
What is the treatment for extensive stage SCLC?
Chemotherapy (Carboplatin plus etoposide is preferred)
Overall 5-year survival for lung cancer mortality
<16%
What is estimated to to account for 90% of lung cancers
Tobacco use
Lung cancers have been linked to
Benzoapyrene (metabolite of tobacco smoke)
Risk of non-smokers getting primary lung cancer
1
Risk of smokers getting primary lung cancer
Up to 30
Does 2nd hand tobacco increase risk of lung cancer
Yes, but not as much as active smoking does
Second most common environmental related cause of lung cancer in the world
Radon
Colorless, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas released from normal decay of
elements uranium, thorium, and radium in rocks and soil
Radon
Signs of lung cancer
Dyspnea
Cough (non-productive)
Hemoptysis
Chest pain
Hoarseness
Pleural effusions
Imaging for lung cancer
CXR (first choice)
CT scan with contrast
PET
Positioning for CXR for lung cancer
PA
Lateral
Why do you do a CT scan with contrast for lung cancer
