Question 30 (part 2) · LEK · Lung cancer
Indicate the true statement concerning small cell lung cancer.
1) an increase in the lactate dehydrogenase index is a bad prognostic indicator.
2) the occurrence of vomiting a few days after treatment is characteristic of chemotherapeutic agents used during the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
3) surgery is the preferred treatment method.
4) an X-ray is the most effective method of imaging responses to chemotherapy.
5) a tumor in the case of small cell lung cancer can be neuroendocrine active.
The correct answer is:
2) the occurrence of vomiting a few days after treatment is characteristic of chemotherapeutic agents used during the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
3) surgery is the preferred treatment method.
4) an X-ray is the most effective method of imaging responses to chemotherapy.
5) a tumor in the case of small cell lung cancer can be neuroendocrine active.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3.
- B. 1,2.
- C. 2,3,4.
- D. 4,5.
- E. 1,2,5.
Hint
Small cell cancer is treated mainly with platinum chemotherapy and monitored with cross-sectional imaging; recall its neuroendocrine nature.
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