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FA Cancer Associations
First Aid and DIT cancer associations
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Graduate
03/19/2013

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Term
Down Syndrome
Definition
ALL, AML
Term
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Definition
Melanoma, basal cell carcinoma of skin
Term
Chronic atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, postsurgical gastric remnants
Definition
Gastric adenocarcinoma
Term
Tuberous sclerosis (facial angiosarcoma, seizures, mental retardation)
Definition
Cardiac rhabdomyoma, giant cell astrocytoma, renal angiomyolipoma
Term
Actinic keratosis
Definition
Squamous cell carcinoma of skin
Term
Barrett's esophagus
Definition
Esophageal adenocarcinoma
Term
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Definition
Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
Term
Cirrhosis (alcoholic, hepatitis B, hepatitis C)
Definition
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Term
Ulcerative colitis
Definition
Colonic adenocarcinoma
Term
Paget's disease of the bone
Definition
2* osteosarcoma and fibrosarcoma
Term
Immundeficiency states
Definition
Malignant lymphomas
Term
AIDS
Definition
Aggressive malignant lymphomas (non-Hodgkin's) and Kaposi's sarcoma
Term
Autoimmune diseases (eg Hashimoto's thyroiditis, myasthenia gravis)
Definition
Lymphoma
Term
Acanthosis nigricans
Definition
Visceral malignancy (stomach, lung, uterus)
Term
Dysplastic nevus
Definition
Malignant melanoma
Term
Radiation exposure
Definition
Leukemia, sarcoma, papillary thyroid cancer, breast cancer
Term
Abl
Definition
CML

Tyrosine kinase
Term
C-myc
Definition
Burkitt's lymphoma

Transcription factor
Term
Bcl-2
Definition
Follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas

Anti-apoptotic molecule
Term
HER2/neu (c-erbB2)
Definition
Breast, ovarian, and gastric carcinomas

Tyrosine carcinoma
Term
Ras
Definition
Colon carcinoma

GTPase
Term
L-myc
Definition
Lung tumor (small cell carcinoma)

Transcription factor
Term
N-myc
Definition
Neuroblastoma, small cell carcinoma of lung

Transcription factor
Term
Ret
Definition
MENIIA, MENIIB

Tyrosine kinase
Term
C-kit
Definition
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Cytokine receptor
Term
Rb
Definition
Retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma

Inhibits E2F; blocks G1 to S phase
Term
P53
Definition
Most human cancers, Li-Fraumeni syndroma

Transcription factor for p21, blocks G1 to S phase
Term
BRCA1 and BRCA2
Definition
Breast and ovarian

DNA repair gene
Term
P16
Definition
Melanoma
Term
BRAF
Definition
Melanoma

B-raf
Term
APC
Definition
Colorectal cancer
Term
WT1
Definition
Wilm's tumor (nephroblastoma)
Term
NF1
Definition
Neurofibromatosis 1 Chromosome 17

RAS GTPase activating protein (RAS-GAP)
Term
NF2
Definition
Neurofibramatosis 2 chromosome 22

Merlin (schwannomin) protein
Term
DPC4
Definition
Pancreatic cancer

DPC- deleted in pancreatic cancer
Term
DCC
Definition
Colon cancer

DCC- deleted in colon cancer
Term
HTLV-1
Definition
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
Term
HBV, HCV
Definition
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Term
EBV
Definition
Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, CNS lymphoma (immunocompromised)
Term
HPV
Definition
Cervical carcinoma, penile/anal carcinoma, upper respiratory SqCC
Term
HHV-8
Definition
Kaposi's sarcoma, body cavity fluid B-cell lymphoma
Term
H. pylori
Definition
Gastric adenocarcinoma and lymphoma
Term
Schistosoma haematobium
Definition
SqCC bladder cancer
Term
Liver fluke (Clonorchis sinenis)
Definition
Cholangiocarcinoma
Term
Aflatoxins (Aspergillus)
Definition
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Term
Vinyl chloride
Definition
Liver angisarcoma
Term
Carbon tetrachloride
Definition
Liver centrilobular necrosis, fatty change
Term
Nitrosamines
Definition
Gastric cancer
Term
Cigarette Smoke
Definition
SqCC of larynx and lung, renal cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma of bladder, pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Term
Asbestos
Definition
Bronchogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma
Term
Arsenic
Definition
SqCC of skin and liver angiosarcoma
Term
Napthalene dyes
Definition
Bladder transitional cell carcinoma
Term
Alkylating agents
Definition
Leukemia
Term
Strep bovis
Definition
Colon cancer
Term
Tumor marker: PSA
Definition
Prostate-specific antigen. Used to follow prostate carcinoma.
Term
Tumor marker: CEA
Definition
CarcinoEmbryonicAntigen.

Very nonspecific but produced by 70% colorectal and pancreatic cancers. Also produced by gastric, breast, and medullary thyroid cancer
Term
Tumor marker: alpha-fetoprotein
Definition
HCC, nonseminomatous germ cell tumors
Term
Tumor marker: beta-hCG
Definition
Hydatidiform moles and Choriocarcinomas
Term
Tumor marker: CA-125
Definition
Ovarian cancer
Term
Tumor marker: S-100
Definition
Melanoma, neural tumors, schwannomas
Term
Tumor marker: Alkaline phosphatase
Definition
Metastases to bone, liver, Paget's disease of bone
Term
Tumor marker: Bombesin
Definition
Neuroblastoma, lung and gastric cancer
Term
Tumor marker: TRAP
Definition
Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase. Hairy cell leukemia
Term
Tumor marker: CA-19-9
Definition
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Term
Tumor marker: Calcintonin
Definition
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Term
Paraneoplastic syndromes: ACTH or ACTH like peptide
Definition
Cushing's syndrome

Small cell lung carcinoma
Term
Paraneoplastic syndromes: ADH
Definition
SIADH

small cell lung carcinoma and intracranial neoplasms
Term
Paraneoplastic syndromes: PTHrP
Definition
Hypercalcemia

Squamous cell lung carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer
Term
Paraneoplastic syndromes: 1-25-OH D3 (calcitriol)
Definition
Hypercalcemia

Hodgkin's lymphoma, some non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Term
Paraneoplastic syndromes: Erythropoietin
Definition
Polycythemia

Renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastoma, HCC, pheochromocytoma
Term
Paraneoplastic syndromes: Antibodies against presynaptic Ca2+ channels at NMJ
Definition
Lambert Eaton syndrome

small cell lung carcinoma
Term
Psammoma bodies
Definition
Papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid
Serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of ovary
Meningioma
Mesithelioma
Term
Common metastases to the brain
Definition
Lots of Bad Stuff Kills Glia

Lung, breast, skin, kidney, GI
Term
Common metastases to the liver
Definition
Cancer sometimes penetrates benign liver

Colon, Stomach, Pancreas, Breast, Lung
Term
Common metastases to the bone
Definition
Permanently relocated tumor likes long bone.

Prostate, Renal cell carcinoma, Thyroid/Testes, Lung, Lymphoma, Breast
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