Medical 7-Cancer Screening Handout
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- The most common malignancy among women in the U.S. is?
- breast cancer
- On average, a woman's lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is?
- 1 in 8
- Risk factors for breast cancer are?
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previous history of breast cancer...
first degree relative with breast cancer (mother/sister)...
early menarche, late age at first birth...
radiographically dense breasts or calcifications...
atypical hyperplasia (proliferative benign breast disease) - Screening for breast cancer?
- monthly breast self-exam, starting at age 20, clinical breast exam (CBE) every 3 years from 20-39 yo then annually, and mammography annually from 40 yo
- Third most common malignant _____, second leading cause of cancer deaths is ________ cancer
-
neoplasm
colorectal - Starting at 50yo, screening for colorectal cancer is done by which 3 diagnostic studies?
-
fecal occult blood test (FOB) and flexible sigmoidoscopy
OR
double contrast barium enema
OR
colonoscopy - Which cancer is second leading cause of cancer death in men?
- prostate
- Which race is prostate cancer more prevalent in?
- black males and those with a family history of prostate cancer
- Starting at 50yo, screening for prostate cancer is done with?
- annual digital rectal exam (DRE) and PSA
- Which cancer has a long latency period with strong association between infection with particular subtypes of early detection and treatment?
- cervical cancer
- Screening for cervical cancer begins?
- sexually active or at the age of 18yo
- Screen for cervical cancer using which exams?
- annual Pap and pelvic exam
- After ___ negative screenings for cervical cancer, tests may be decreased per doctor.
- 3
- Recommended cancer-related check ups should include which body systems and how frequently should they be done?
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thryoid
testicles
ovaries
lymph nodes
oral cavity
skin
every 3 years from 20-39 and annually after age 40