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| what are some cell alterations? |
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cell regulation
differentiation
replicative sequence |
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| a bunch of new cells produced rapidly |
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| malignant neoplasms look and act abnormal |
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true or false
men are 2x as likely as women to get oral cancer. |
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| what type of cell carcinoma is responsible for 90% of oral cancer? |
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| who is most likely to die of oral cancer? |
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| what is the % of oral cancer patients who excessively use alcohol? |
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| 8/10 people with oral cancer do what ? |
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| what are some risk factors for oral cancer? |
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-tobacco use
-alcohol use
-aging
-HPV
-low intake of fruits and veg
-excessive sun exposure |
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| white lesions 15.7% cancer |
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red lesions
greater threat 36.4% of all cancer |
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| red and white speckled lesions |
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| what is the % of sexually active men and women who will get HPV? |
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| how many types of HPV are identified |
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| what is the cause for nearly all cases of cervical cancer? |
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Definition
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| what are the strains of HPV that are linked to oral cancer and 95% of cervical cancer? |
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| what should we know about HPV 16 & 18? |
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Definition
-do not produce wart like lesions
-produce epithelial cell changes |
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| what strains of HPV are sexually transmitted? |
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Definition
HPV 16
HPV 18
HPV 31
HPV 45 |
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| chronic and should be regularly checked and biopsied it may be a pre malignant condition |
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| what are 5 signs and symptoms of oral cancer? |
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Definition
-change in voice
-mucosal ulcerations that do not go away in 2 weeks
-red or white patcy lesions
-pain in mouth
-numbness |
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| more signs of oral cancer |
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Definition
-swelling of jaw
loosening of teeth
ear pain with no hearing loss
trismus (difficulty opening mouth)
neck mass |
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| what do we do to screen for oral cancer in office? |
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Definition
assess tobacco/ alcohol use
oral cancer screeing
(look for absence of symmetry, enlargements, swellings, dry crusty areas) |
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| what are some biopsys used for diagnostic purpose? |
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Definition
-scalpel
-punch
-fine needle |
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| a biopsy that removes small pieces of lesion includes incisional and excisional (removal of whole lesion) |
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| a biopsy that requires a special instrument and takes a larger tissue sample than fine needle biopsy and may go deeper but does not excessively damage surgical site is? |
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| differentiates malignant from benign lesions involving lymph nodes or salivary gland |
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| what are 3 types of tissue dysplasia screening? |
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Definition
cytology brush
toluidine blue (stain)
chemilumincescence(light detection) |
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Term
| what are some treatment options for oral cancer? |
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Definition
-surgury-
-chemotherapy-IV and oral drugs to kill growth
-radiation to shrink tumor |
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Term
| what do treatment options for oral cancer depend upon? |
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Definition
-type of cancer
-grading-how closely cells resemble normal tissue
-stage of cancer |
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| if cancer was a grade 1 would it closely resemble normal tissue or not |
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| grade 1 would closely resemble normal tissue |
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| would grade 3 resemble normal tissue? |
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| what is the stage based upon? |
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size
metastatic spread of lesion |
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T- tumor size in mm
N- involvement of local lymph nodes
M- presence of distant metastasis (spread) |
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| if someone is stage 1 is that good? |
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| it is the best possible stage |
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| what are some side effects of chemotherapy |
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Definition
-loss of hair
-alopecia (loss of hair on body)
-vomitting
-poor appetite
-mucositis ( inflammation of tissue)
-xerostomia
-candidiasis (fungal infection) |
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