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Oral Cancer questions – with accurate answers (verified)Graded A
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wers-1. squamincidence of oral cancers - Answers-4% of naturally occurring cancers
leading sights for oral malignancies - Answers-1. tongue
2. floor of mouth
prime age and sex for oral cancer - Answers-over age 40
2:1 male to female
causal relationships to oral cancer - Answers-1. tobacco
-pipes=lip cancer
-cigarettes=oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer
-snuff dipping/tobacco chewing=cheek and gum cancer
2. alcohol consumption
-10x increase in cancer w/heavy alcohol and tobacco usage ...
Mouth cancer is a malignant disease which can occur in any part of the mouth correct answers What is mouth cancer
Growth or an ulcer of the oral mucosa for more than two weeks
Some early changes are just red/white plaques
unusual lumps correct answers How does mouth cancer usually present?
Squamous cell carcinoma correct answers What form primary malignant tumours are most common in the mouth?
14 per 100,000 in males
7 per 100,000 in females correct answers What is the UK incidenc...
14.01/100,000 correct answers How common is oral cancer in Kentucky?
African Americans correct answers What ethnicity has the worst 5-year survival rate?
5th through 6th decades of life correct answers What is the most common age for oral cancer?
white males correct answers Who has the highest incidence of oral cancer?
60-65% correct answers What is the 5 year survival rate of oral cancer?
squamous cell carcinoma correct answers What are >90% of oral cancers?
salivary gland ...
What to document if you find a lesion? correct answers Anatomical Location
Borders
Color, configuration, and consistency/texture
Diameter/Dimensions(mm)
Type of Lesions
How many lymph nodes are there? correct answers 10
What to ask if you find a lesion... correct answers History-how long
Is pt aware of the area?
Previously present/evaluated
changes in size, appearance-location
symptoms
family history
smoker
Types of Palpation correct answers Digital-1 finger
Bidigital-2finger...
What is the most common type of oral cancer? correct answers Squamous cell carcinoma - >90% of Oral cancers
What are the 5 types of oral cancer? correct answers SCC, Minor salivary cancer, melanoma, lymphoma
How common is H&N cancer? correct answers 8th most common, 14th most fatal - 8 death a day (UK)
Where are the common sites for oral cancer in Australia? correct answers Lip>Tongue>"mouth">Salivary glands>Oropharynx
Why is mortality for cancers on the ip low? corr...
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Oral Cancer (Possible Questions with Errorless Answers)
What types of cancer can be called oral cancer? correct answers Throat, mouth, larynx, sinuses, salivary glands, and skin.
What is unique to oral cancer? correct answers Often difficult to treat and high rate of recurrence
What are the treatment options for oral cancer? correct answers Surgery, Chemo, Radiation, and Novel approaches.
What are the scary stats for oral cancer? correct answers Over 40k will be diagnosed each year and over 50% will die of the disease.
How are oral cancer...
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Oral cancer (100% Correct Answers)
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_____________ and _____________ contain lymphoid tissue, therefore can develop lymphoma correct answers Tonsils and base of tongue
______% of oral cancers are squamous cell carcinoma. correct answers 90
Recent increases in oral cancers due to __________. correct answers HPV
Only about ______% of the population goes to the dentist regularly. correct answers 50
Incidence rate and death rate has been dropping due to correct answers decrease smoking since the 1970s
The most common sit...
incidence of oral cancers correct answers 4% of naturally occurring cancers
leading sights for oral malignancies correct answers 1. tongue
2. floor of mouth
prime age and sex for oral cancer correct answers over age 40
2:1 male to female
causal relationships to oral cancer correct answers 1. tobacco
-pipes=lip cancer
-cigarettes=oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer
-snuff dipping/tobacco chewing=cheek and gum cancer
2. alcohol consumption
-10x increase in cancer w/heavy alcohol a...
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