CSIM - Pathology

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During the S phase of the cell cycle what process is occurring ?

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CSIM 1.6

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Select the correct statement associated with cell transformation.

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Regarding the kinetics of tumour growth what is a growth fraction ?

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CSIM 1.8: More cells in the proliferating pool is better for the patient (not as many cells have shed/lost cohesion/differentiated), but at detection most cells in a tumour mass are not in the proliferating pool which has implications for treatment.

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Select the false statement regarding oncogenes.

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CSIM 1.8

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What causes the activation of the oncogene erb-B2 which causes breast cancer ?

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What cancer or condition is caused by a mutation of a tumour suppressor gene ?

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CSIm 1.8: Retinoblastoma (mutation in 13q14) and Li-Fraumeni syndrome (mutation in p53 gene) are both caused by tumour suppressor gene mutations. TSG are recessive so both copies must be deleted/mutated for oncogenic effect.

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Select the correct cancer risk for non-proliferative benign breast disease.

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Which of the below is not a risk factor for breast cancer ?

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What is the most common cause of death in women aged 35-55 ?

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Are ductal carcinomas in situ and lobar carcinomas in situ : a) malignant/benign and do they b) invasive/not invasive

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CSIM 1.7: Malignant carcinomas in situ are non invasive, which is contradictory (malignant = invasive), this is an exception to the rule. There is debate over whether they should be called malignant neoplasms or not.

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The development of human cancers is mainly due to:

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Regarding cancer screening match the definitions to the words.

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How well does the test identify those with cancer, what are the proportion of false negatives ?
How well does the test identify those without cancer, what are the proportion of false positives?

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Where are colorectal cancers most common ?

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50% of colorectal cancers develop in the rectum, 30% in sigmoid colon and the remainder evenly throughout the rest of the colon. This is significant as it means 50% of large bowel cancers can be reached with the examining finger and 80% with a sigmoidosco

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Colonic carcinomas usually develop from what?

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The vast majority of adenocarcinomas arise within pre-existing adenomas (a type of benign polyp). Remember adenoma is a benign neoplasm of glandular epithelium which is called a poly when in the intestine.

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Select the true statement regarding familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)

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CSIM - Pathology

Question 1 of 1

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During the S phase of the cell cycle what process is occurring ?

Select the correct answer(s).

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Explanation

Select the correct statement associated with cell transformation.

Select the correct answer(s).

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Regarding the kinetics of tumour growth what is a growth fraction ?

Select the correct answer(s).

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Explanation

Select the false statement regarding oncogenes.

Select the correct answer(s).

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What causes the activation of the oncogene erb-B2 which causes breast cancer ?

Select the correct answer(s).

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What cancer or condition is caused by a mutation of a tumour suppressor gene ?

Select the correct answer(s).

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Explanation

Select the correct cancer risk for non-proliferative benign breast disease.

Select the correct answer(s).

(0/0)

Which of the below is not a risk factor for breast cancer ?

Select the correct answer(s).

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What is the most common cause of death in women aged 35-55 ?

Select the correct answer(s).

(0/0)

Are ductal carcinomas in situ and lobar carcinomas in situ : a) malignant/benign and do they b) invasive/not invasive

Select the correct answer(s).

(0/0)

Explanation

The development of human cancers is mainly due to:

Select the correct answer(s).

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Regarding cancer screening match the definitions to the words.

Match the text (click and drag)

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Sensitivity

Specificity

How well does the test identify those with cancer, what are the proportion of false negatives ?

How well does the test identify those without cancer, what are the proportion of false positives?

Where are colorectal cancers most common ?

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Colonic carcinomas usually develop from what?

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Select the true statement regarding familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)

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